[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         AID TO THE PHILIPPINES

  (Ms. MENG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reaffirm the solidarity 
between the United States and the Philippines at this tragic time.
  As the people of the Philippines rebuild their infrastructure, aid 
their injured, and mourn their deceased, the U.S. must remain a beacon 
of international humanitarian leadership.
  Since the landfall of Typhoon Haiyan on November 8, 2103, the United 
States Government has provided over $20 million in immediate 
humanitarian assistance, shipping vital necessities like shelter, 
water, hygiene kits, plastic sheeting, and over 55 metric tons of 
emergency food provisions to Tacloban City and other devastated 
regions.
  This aid is desperately needed. The typhoon has impacted 8 million 
Filipinos and taken the lives of nearly 3,400 people--a number expected 
to rise.
  The tragedy has also touched the 17,000 people of Filipino heritage 
living in my district in Queens, New York. To them, I offer unwavering 
support and an unflinching resolve to do everything possible to help 
those affected overseas.

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