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 pr...
The question that is frequently asked is, How well is the help being coordinated?
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...
When they say the Senate cannot act quickly, we did act quickly on putting this hearing together.
So, does the Government of the Philippines coordinate the capacities of the NGOs and the capacities of the participating international partn...
I expressed our deep condolence on the loss of life as a result of the typhoon and America's interest to exercise leadership internationally...
There is strong compassion among the American people, generally, to be engaged. People want to help.
Well, thank both of you for testimony, and thank you for updating the dollar amount from the original $20 million.
Today the Congress is here, and we are all focused on how we can help.
Imagine a world without an engaged United States. This response effort would not be at the stage it is at right now.
the realities of more extreme weather require us to be engaged internationally on mitigating as much damage as we can with the new reality.