,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #djd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjac,mr4 ,royce 7= himself & ,mr4      
,engel7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+       
condol5ces & support = assi/ance to !   
victims ( ,typhoon ,haiyan :i* made     
l&fall 9 ! ,republic ( ! ,philipp9es on 
,novemb] #h1 #bjac4  ,:]eas1 on ,novemb]
 #h1 #bjac1 ,typhoon ,haiyan--kn[n z    
,yol&a 9 ! ,philipp9es--made l&fall 9 ! 
c5tral ,philipp9es caus+ massive        
de/ruction & loss ( life2 ,:]eas1 z (   
,novemb] #aa1 #bjac1 ,typhoon ,haiyan _h
 caus$ ne>ly #b1jjj dea?s1 al?\gh !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es expects ! dea?
 toll & damage reports to increase 9 !  
days ahead z m in=mation becomes        
available2 ,:]eas ,typhoon ,haiyan      
displac$ at lea/ #dgh1jjj p1 damag$ #hj 
to #ij p]c5t ( all /ructures along its  
pa?--includ+ #bh1jjj homes1 & affect$   
#aj million p 9 #db prov9ces2 ,:]eas    

#a1bgj evacuation c5t]s h be5 set up1   
s]v+ #ge1hjj displac$ families1 & a     
total ( ov] #cfg1jjj p2 ,:]eas1 due to !
 complete deva/ation caus$ by ,typhoon  
,haiyan1 ?\s&s are )\t access to basic  
supplies1 includ+ food1 clean dr9k+     
wat]1 & m$ical equipm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$
 ,/ates imm$iately committ$ #bj million 
9 assi/ance to support imm$iate response
 ef=ts1 includ+ procur+1 transport+1 &  
di/ribut+ em]g5cy relief commodities =  
typhoon-affect$ populations2 ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,/ates imm$iately dispat*$ disa/]
 assi/ance response teams f ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to !
 ,philipp9es to conduct initial damage  
assessm5ts 9 affect$ areas ( !          
,philipp9es1 liaise ) o!r humanit>ian & 
gov]nm5t actors 9 ! c\ntry1 & recomm5d  
appropriate response options2 ,:]eas !  
,philipp9e ,gov]nm5t report$ t #b4e     
million p are 9 ne$ ( food aid2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to help+ ! p 
( ! ,philipp9es recov] & rebuild by     

provid+ #aj million to ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,_w ,food ,program = em]g5cy food      
assi/ance to imm$iately rea* ! maximum  
numb] ( affect$ ,filip9os2 ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has dispat*$    
imm$iate airlift ( #ee metric tons (    
em]g5cy food1 & w s5d a total ( #a1jbj  
metric tons ( food 9 ! com+ weeks2      
,:]eas ,u4,s4 ,pacific ,comm& =ces h    
arriv$ 9 ! ,philipp9es & are support+ ! 
transport ( em]g5cy relief supplies to  
affect$ areas1 & are work+ 9 conjunction
 ) ! ,philipp9e ,gov]nm5t on            
se>*-&-rescue op]ations & to re/ore     
transportation l9ks2 ,:]eas !           
,filip9o-,am]ican community 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates has tak5 a lead]%ip role 9       
organiz+ private disa/] relief ef=ts to 
help ,filip9os affect$ by ! /orm2 &     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,republic ( !
 ,philipp9es are treaty allies & %>e a  
long hi/ory ( fri5d%ip & commitm5t to   
core democratic values3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7    
expresses deep sympa?y to ! p ( !       

,philipp9es = ! t]rible loss ( life &   
massive de/ruction z a result ( ,typhoon
 ,haiyan2  7#b7 expresses solid>ity ) ! 
p ( ! ,philipp9es & cont9u$ commitm5t to
 provide ess5tial assi/ance to help !   
,philipp9es recov] f ?is trag$y2  7#c7  
expresses cont9u+ support = relief &    
recon/ruction assi/ance provid$ by      
relief ag5cies & ! int]national         
community2  7#d7 comm5ds !              
,filip9o-,am]ican community = its ef=ts 
to organize & deliv] disa/] relief = ! p
 ( ! ,philipp9es2 &  7#e7 enc\rages     
assi/ance by o!r nations & organizations
 to alleviate ! suff]+ ( ! p ( !        
,philipp9es & to assi/ !m 9 rebuild+ _! 
homes & lives4