07/16/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"I want to thank the U.S. Government, USAID, the State Department, for years of leadership in supporting the Syrian people."
"We all know that it has caused the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet since World War II."
"If America is going to be active in dealing with the humanitarian needs, how do we do that with a budget that is already inadequate, cutting it by over one-third?"
"That is not what America stands for. We, our country, have been the leader globally in pursuing humanitarian needs."