Gwen Graham: “Absolutely. In fact, in addition to all the systemic problems I cited, in the last few months Haiti has been hit with…”

“Absolutely. In fact, in addition to all the systemic problems I cited, in the last few months Haiti has been hit with two dramatic climate-based tragedies. Earlier in the year on the east side of the country there were massive floods that resulted in the deaths of over 1,000. Then during this hurricane season on the western part of Haiti, there were similar floods that cost in excess of 1,000 lives. I would refer my colleagues to a program that appeared just last night on the ``NewsHour'' about the circumstances in Gonaives, the third largest city in Haiti, which was the epicenter of that hurricane that hit just a few weeks ago. And yet today the circumstances are, if anything, worse than they were the day after the hurricane passed. So I say to the Senator, yes, anything that we could do that would help and would show our willingness to help would be very well received in Haiti.”