,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ac1 #bjac,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4      
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4
 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1  
,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4       
,booker1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1  
and ,ms4 ,landrieu7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,november #ad1              
#bjac,reported by ,mr4 ,menendez1       
without amendment  ,november #ad1       
#bjac;,considered and agreed to         
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the victims of the typhoon in the       
,philippines and the surrounding region4
  ,whereas on ,november #h1 #bjac1      
,typhoon ,yolanda1 also known as        
,typhoon ,haiyan1 struck the ,republic  
of the ,philippines and the surrounding 
region2 ,whereas ,typhoon ,yolanda is   
the strongest typhoon in recorded       

history to make landfall2 ,whereas      
,president ,benigno ,aquino ,,iii       
declared a state of national calamity   
after ,typhoon ,yolanda hit the central 
,philippines2 ,whereas the typhoon      
caused widespread flooding and          
landslides1 particularly in the         
provinces of ,eastern ,samar and ,leyte1
 which experienced storm surges of up to
 #ac feet and sustained winds of more   
than #age miles per hour2 ,whereas      
authorities in the ,philippines have    
confirmed at least #a1gih deaths1 a toll
 that is expected to rise as thousands  
of individuals remain missing as of the 
date of this resolution2 ,whereas       
unofficial estimates project the number 
of deaths to be over #aj1jjj2 ,whereas1 
according to the ,united ,nations       
,office for the ,coordination of        
,humanitarian ,affairs1 more than       
#fgj1jjj people have been displaced and 
#aa1cjj1jjj people have been affected by
 ,typhoon ,yolanda2 ,whereas1 according 
to the ,philippine ,national ,disaster  

,risk ,reduction and ,management        
,council1 the typhoon destroyed or      
damaged approximately #adi1jae houses1  
as well as public infrastructure and    
agricultural land across #da provinces2 
,whereas1 in ,ormoc ,city1 the second   
largest city in the province of ,leyte1 
the typhoon damaged or destroyed        
approximately #hj to #ij percent of     
housing2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations  
,world ,food ,program estimates that    
#b1ejj1jjj people will need food        
assistance in the aftermath of the      
typhoon2 ,whereas the ,government of the
 ,philippines has been leading and      
coordinating the disaster response in   
the ,philippines1 including the         
evacuation of more than #gib1jjj people 
to temporary shelters and               
pre-positioning food commodities and    
emergency relief supplies in advance of 
the typhoon1 and deploying military     
assets and road-clearing equipment to   
assist with relief operations2 ,whereas 
the response by the ,united ,states     

,government to this tragedy has included
 #bj1jjj1jjj in aid2 ,whereas a ,united 
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development ,disaster ,assistance      
,response ,team1 elements of the #crd   
,marine ,expeditionary ,brigade1 and    
other ,united ,states military and      
civilian personnel have deployed to the 
,philippines to provide aid and         
coordinate ,united ,states relief       
efforts2 ,whereas the ,philippines and  
the ,united ,states fought side-by-side 
during ,world ,war ,,ii to defend the   
,bataan ,peninsula and subsequently     
liberate the ,philippines from ,japanese
 control2 ,whereas the ,philippines and 
the ,united ,states share a long1 close 
relationship as allies1 as evidenced by 
the #aiea ,u4,s4-,philippines ,mutual   
,defense ,treaty1 which was reaffirmed  
by the ,manila ,declaration signed in   
#bjaa1 and the ,united ,states          
designation of the ,philippines as a    
,major ,non-,,nato ,ally2 ,whereas the  
,philippines and the ,united ,states    

share strong economic1 security1 and    
people-to-people ties1 including        
approximately #d1jjj1jjj ,americans of  
,philippine ancestry living in the      
,united ,states1 and more than #cjj1jjj 
,united ,states citizens residing in the
 ,philippines2 and ,whereas the         
,philippines and the ,united ,states    
share a long tradition of mutual support
 and cooperation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 mourns the    
loss of life resulting from the typhoon2
  7#b7 expresses its deepest condolences
 to the families of the victims of this 
tragedy2  7#c7 expresses solidarity with
 the survivors1 and all those who have  
lost loved ones or otherwise been       
affected by the tragedy2  7#d7 supports 
the efforts of the ,government of the   
,philippines to lead and coordinate     
assistance to address immediate         
humanitarian needs and to begin         
reconstruction efforts2  7#e7 supports  
the ongoing efforts of the ,united      
,states ,government1 the international  

community1 relief agencies1 and private 
citizens to assist the governments and  
peoples of the ,philippines and the     
surrounding region in their time of     
need2 and  7#f7 encourages the ,united  
,states and the international community 
to provide additional humanitarian      
assistance to aid the survivors and     
support reconstruction efforts1 as      
appropriate4