07/22/2014
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"When they say the Senate cannot act quickly, we did act quickly on putting this hearing together."
"I expressed our deep condolence on the loss of life as a result of the typhoon and America's interest to exercise leadership internationally in assisting the Filipinos in the recovery."
"The Philippines is a close ally of the United States."
"We know this is going to be a long-term project--first, of course, dealing with the immediate individuals that are still in harm's way, and then looking at how the United States properly can assist in..."