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Clip: African Food Shortage

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Jun 13, 2002

Clip: African Food Shortage

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00:00:01 CRISIS AND BECAUSE OF OUR STRATEGY TO PREVENT AN ALLOUT FAMINE THAT THE $200 MILLION INTO THE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL CAN BE JUSTIFIED IF, IN FACT, THAT IS OUR GOAL.
00:00:14 AND I'M WONDERING, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE $335 MILLION WHICH WE SUPPORT AND WANT TO SEE.
00:00:20 BUT GIVEN THE EMERGENCY.
00:00:24 AT THIS POINT, WE'VE REVIEWED OUR BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE ZPISHT FOOD TO DEAL WITH BOTH THE EMERGENCY THERE AS WELL AS OTHER EMERGENCIES IN THE WORLD.
00:00:32 WE THINK WE'RE OK NOW.
00:00:33 I WOULD TELL YOU IF WE DIDN'T.
00:00:38 I THINK WE'RE OK NOW WITH THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WE HAVE WITHOUT THE SUPPLEMENT DARBLING BUT WE DO NEED THAT $335 NEXT YEAR.
00:00:45 >> AND IF YOU DON'T GET THE $335 MILLION, THEN WHAT?
00:00:50 >> I WILL SAY PUBLICLY WE'RE GOING TO FACE A SERIOUS SITUATION.
00:00:57 >> CONGRESSWOMAN WATER ANSD I AND CONGRESSWOMAN WATSON AND ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH REGARD TO AFRICA ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE VERY BASIC KINDS OF NEEDS.
00:01:14 AND FOR US TO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH IS, I THINK, FAIRLY SHORTSIGHTED AND
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