"I think what needs to also happen is the Department of the Interior--and this is my recommendation--is to provide technical assistance to the hospital to allow the hospital to better capture, and more..."
"I consider it really invaluable that we are here before you today, and really wonderful that the Committee took notice of American Samoa."
"I have really enjoyed working with you on this and other issues, Senator Merkley."
"We want to have as clear of an understanding as possible on what is really happening in each of these four countries."
"There are plenty of meetings, conferences, dialogue, hearings in this town that can provide such an update."
"I, for one, am most interested in identifying and catalyzing additional specific actions that other governments, NGOs, and multilateral institutions can take."
"These are from the four famine countries."
"They remind us we are talking about real people who need urgent help."
"So you have indicated 17 million food insecure. How many have been infected by cholera, something reported a lot recently?"
"For those who may not be as familiar with the situation in Yemen, or the geography there, why is the Port of Hodeidah so important to helping the millions of people in Yemen at risk of starvation?"
"How has that negatively impacted humanitarian operations at Hodeidah and, more broadly, in Yemen?"
"Were USAID funds used to purchase, as best you can tell here in this setting, these mobile cranes to replace those put out of service by the Saudi-led coalition?"