Jeff Merkley actually said...

I only hope that in any negotiations on the humanitarian assistance budget, Members of Congress avoid splitting the difference between what ...

In this power struggle that became a tribal conflict, is there a way to put the pieces back together? And if so, how?

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.