Ben Cardin

I think that there is a strong possibility that the food will be exported and that the vulnerable will be kept out of that altogether.

I think resiliency is very important in Feed the Future as to what steps we are taking to deal with the realities of the circumstances.

It is somewhat disappointing that we have not been able to name the coordinator for Feed the Future.

Thank you very much for your testimony and for your service.

There is no question that this committee and this Congress places a strong priority on international global areas with food security.

It is a major part of our international development assistance, and it is a major concern of the U.S. Senate.

Thank you for your testimony.

I think that was a very important point.

The No. 1 issue in dealing with the long-term sustainability is to deal with farmers, women, and the treatment of the developing world on land reform.

What is important is to focus on where we can make more progress, the challenges that we have.

We strongly support the initiative, but we want to make sure the moneys are being used most appropriately.

In 2009, Secretary Clinton said we have the resources to give every person in the world the tools they need to feed themselves and their children.

I would just urge us to put as much of a spotlight on this as possible.

I think there is great interest here on the coordination issues.

We are determined to make significant progress toward ending hunger and undernutrition in our lifetimes.

Let me thank, first, Senator Kerry for allowing the subcommittee to move forward on this very important hearing dealing with global food security.

Last Thursday, most Americans sat down at our dinner tables with our families and enjoyed a great Thanksgiving meal, but that night, 870 million people around the world went to bed hungry and undernourished.

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These are the kinds of projects we are here to discuss today.

First let me thank you for holding this hearing and underscore the importance of the WRDA reauthorization.

The projects we will be working to reauthorize under WRDA are exactly the kinds of investments that will help put Americans back to work.

They said we couldn't get MAP-21 done. We got MAP-21 done, and that was the leadership of Senator Boxer and Senator Inhofe recognizing the importance of surface transportation reauthorization to our national economy.

I am proud that this body was able to put partisan differences aside and work together for the good of the American people.