05/09/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
"If we want to save the needs for humanitarian assistance, let's deal with the root causes."
"The tragedy is even made worse because political leaders in these countries are denying humanitarian access."
"But to know that legislation, which does not cost the American people one penny, could be passed to feed 5 million more people a day, and we are sitting here with 70 million people starving today, to ..."
"I would also point out that, clearly, we need to deal with the responsibility and accountability to the Assad regime, to Russia's involvement in Syria, to terrorist groups that are operating in Syria,..."