Bill Nelson: “This is the African famine starvation relief amendment. Nearly two decades ago in Africa, my wife Grace held an almost…”

“This is the African famine starvation relief amendment. Nearly two decades ago in Africa, my wife Grace held an almost lifeless, starving child in her arms, and that changed my wife's life forever. For two decades she has been at the forefront of trying to get relief. There was this famine 15, 17 years ago, and because of drought it is back. You have seen it. Everyone has seen it. The world has seen it: The spindly legs, the distended bellies, the thatched hair, the begging eyes. The Senator from Alaska says he cannot accept this amendment because it is an emergency. It does not require the President to declare an emergency. He says he will not accept any emergency amendments. If there is not an emergency, then I would ask, what is an emergency for America to share its abundance?”