[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               SAVING STARVING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today as the Chair of 
the Congressional Children's Caucus to emphasis the crisis in the lack 
of food for those around the world. As we have seen the rising food 
costs, we in America are suffering, but the rest of the world is in a 
crisis.
  I believe it is imperative as we move into our appropriations process 
that we emphasis the importance of utilizing the food stock here in the 
United States to provide service and support around the world, and I 
believe it is even more important to focus on the impact on children.
  I will convene a briefing that will draw upon the insight of food 
advocates from around the Nation to focus on how we can prioritize 
children in developing nations being provided foodstuffs and receiving 
priority over adults, for a malnourished child dies, a malnourished 
child has disease.
  We are in a crisis. It is time for us to act to save the children.

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