[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 26, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        SUPPORT FOR H. RES. 1021

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                               speech of

                           HON. RUSS CARNAHAN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 20, 2010

  Mr. CARNAHAN. Madam Speaker, as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs 
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and 
Oversight, I wanted to support the House Resolution which expresses 
condolences to and solidarity with the people of Haiti in the aftermath 
of the devastating earthquake of January 12th, 2010.
  I would like to praise the work of Meds and Food for Kids (MFK), an 
internationally renowned non-profit program, based in St. Louis. MFK 
was designated by the U.S. Agency for International Development as an 
official distributor of food to the malnourished people of Haiti.
  It is also important to recognize and leverage the work of 
international organizations such as the United Nations and the World 
Food Program. This earthquake, which destroyed the U.N. Headquarters, 
has caused the greatest single loss of life in U.N. history. The U.N. 
Security Council voted on January 19 to send 3,500 more peacekeepers to 
Haiti.
  President Obama announced $100 million in additional assistance to 
help Haiti during this time of crisis. I want to help ensure that 
taxpayer resources, as well as donations given through private 
charities, are spent efficiently, transparently, and effectively, and 
are used to help those Haitians most in need.
  Rebuilding efforts will take years. It is important that once this 
story slips from the front pages of newspapers that the international 
community, including the United States, is still there to lend a 
lending hand.

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