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Ben Cardin is a United States Senator from Maryland, serving since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights throughout his political career. Prior to his tenure in the Senate, Cardin served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2007, where he was known for his work on tax policy and social security reform.
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the realities of more extreme weather require us to be engaged internationally on mitigating as much damage as we can with the new reality.
The question that is frequently asked is, How well is the help being coordinated?
When they say the Senate cannot act quickly, we did act quickly on putting this hearing together.
There is no substitute for the United States, as the people of the Philippines would probably agree, given our response.
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 dealing with the long-term needs.
Imagine a world without an engaged United States. This response effort would not be at the stage it is at right now.
the cost of these storms, in loss of life and in the cost of rebuilding communities, is enormous and beyond the capacities of governments to be able to respond to.
So, does the Government of the Philippines coordinate the capacities of the NGOs and the capacities of the participating international partners?
Well, thank both of you for testimony, and thank you for updating the dollar amount from the original $20 million.
There is strong compassion among the American people, generally, to be engaged. People want to help.
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.
I thank all of them for their willingness to be able to step forward to serve in the public.
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I hope after this that my colleagues will work in their States to help this work for the American people.
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