Jim Inhofe: “I perhaps have had maybe even a conflict of interest in this case. But that conflict has made me very sensitive to the…”

“I perhaps have had maybe even a conflict of interest in this case. But that conflict has made me very sensitive to the plight they have in sub-Saharan Africa. As the Senator from Florida knows, I have been there many times. I am very familiar with that whole region. But in the case of Ethiopia, which seems to be one of the first areas the Senator is addressing, a drought is taking place there right now. In fact, I have and I will hold up a picture of a little girl we found during that drought. She was abandoned. She was 3 days old. We were able to get her back into good health. I am very proud to say that this little girl--Zegita Marie Rapert--happens to be my granddaughter. She is now officially adopted. By the way, in case you are wondering why she is wearing a crown, that was her first birthday. She has three older brothers ages 4, 5, and 6. It is a pretty typical family. Anyone from Ethiopia is considered royalty: Queen of Sheba--anyone from Ethiopia is royalty. So they gave her this crown for her first birthday. I would suggest that there is no area that is having a more difficult time right now.”