4th and 5th. Booktv. Org. Now, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee takes a look at the u. S. Agency for International Development, food for Peace Program and other ways to district food aid more effectively around the world. The witnesses including the acting director of the food for peace office and an official from the Government Accountability office. This hearing is 90 minutes. Our Relations Committee will come to order. We are currently facing an historic humanitarian crisis with over 800 Million People worldwide who are in need of food aid. The United States continues to be the world leader in providing over a third of all emergency food aid, over 2 billion annually. Despite our shortfall there are other donor organizations not meeting the challenge. In next years farm bill operations we want to do more without spending more money. Over half of our food aid is provided through the farm bill with the u. S. Cargo and preference requirements. The farm bill requires aid to be sour
Mr. Markey mr. President , the presiding officer the senator from massachusetts. Mr. Markey p mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum be rescinded. Mr. Markey thank you, mr. President very much. Mr. President , i ask consent to grant floor privileges for tesla revels for the remainder of the session. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Markey thank you, mr. President , very much. This summer chip turned 20 years old. I served on the House Committee that created this bill and was proud to support providing the affordable comprehensive Health Insurance to lowincome children and pregnant women. It is a Bipartisan Program and its an effective program. Last year alone chip covered nearly nine million children throughout the country. In massachusetts, chip has been instrumental in achieving near universal Insurance Coverage for our children in the bay state. Yet, instead of celebrating chips successes over the last two decades, Congressional Republicans
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Many occasions i refer to the first three words of the scout oath, and we cant talk about them enough. Those first three words, on my that is so important to understand what honor is and scouting introduces them to that. But ill tell you what scouting is, its young machine, young boys having fun, outdoors. Some say today the problem with youth in america they have and they suffer from nature Deficit Disorder and dont get outside enough. They dont know how to play outdoors and stuck with their electronic devices. Scouting gets the youth of america outside, its healthy and get to enjoy themselves and learn all kinds of skills. But just the friendships that they get within scouting that over a lifetime will help them as they become the future leaders of america. There are a disproportionate number of leaders in America Today who were scouts and in fact eagle scouts. In President Trumps cabinet, we are honored to have four eagle scouts. Rex tillerson and rick perry, jeff sessions, our curr