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?

Today marks the sixth anniversary--I use that word guardedly--to the start of the civil war in Syria.

Our policy in Syria has been drifting, to say the least. And it really needs focus.

I want to thank the U.S. Government, USAID, the State Department, for years of leadership in supporting the Syrian people.

I have grave concern about the Trump policies as to how it is assisting and dealing with the crisis in Syria.

We all know that it has caused the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet since World War II.

I want to thank Drs. Farida, Abdulkhalek, and Rajab for their courageous work in upholding humanity.

That is not what America stands for. We, our country, have been the leader globally in pursuing humanitarian needs.

The view is very pessimistic. I mean, I have not heard any of you talk about a quick resolution to this or even a path toward certainty in getting the thing resolved.

The Iranians could bring this thing to a screeching halt pretty quickly if they pulled the carpet out from under the Houthis.

But if you resolve it without him, he is not going away.

The parallels here to Syria are really pretty striking.