Brian Schatz: “I ask unanimous consent that we start the 12 noon vote now. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?…”

PEPFAR money is not a choice they get to make – it’s a choice we already made. Gavi money is not a choice they get to make – it’s a choice we already made. The Global Fund money is not a choice they get to make – it’s a choice we already…

Every day this money doesn't get to where it's supposed to go; every contribution, worth hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, is delayed, people go hungry, people get sick, people die.

An emergency declaration is critical to ensuring Hawai?i has the federal resources it needs to continue recovering from Hurricane Lala.

These are not bureaucratic mix-ups. Every day this money doesn't get to where it's supposed to go; every contribution, worth hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, is delayed, people go hungry. People get sick. People die.