Jeff Merkley actually said...

the effort to maintain funding must continue--as the voices of the world's most vulnerable populations must be heard.

I believe that U.S. leadership, in whatever shape or form it comes, is key and can make a difference, yes.

I think continued efforts on understanding these conflicts and what is going on...

During the continuing resolution, the funding, we worked in a bipartisan way to provide about $900 million more to adjust famines.