,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #fhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,cr[ley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,donovan7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+       
condol5ces to & support = ! p ( ,ecuador
 foll[+ ! deva/at+ e>?quake on ,april   
#af1 #bjaf4  ,:]eas1 on ,april #af1     
#bjaf1 a #g4h magnitude e>?quake /ruck  
,ecuador t 0 felt 9 neighbor+ c\ntries2 
,:]eas ! epic5t] 0 #ag miles s\!a/ (    
,muisne1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,geological ,survey2 ,:]eas ! dea? toll 
has already exce$$ #cej1 & au?orities   
indicate t ?\s&s ( ,ecuadorians h gone  
miss+2 ,:]eas ! e>?quake damag$ or      
de/roy$ homes1 hospitals1 roads1 &      
bus9esses2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations     
indicates t t5s ( ?\s&s ( p are %elt]+ 9
 evacuation c5t]s2 ,:]eas ! e>?quake has
 knock$ out electricity & wat] to       
multiple communities2 ,:]eas ,unit$     
,/ates ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john ,k]ry    

indicat$ t we /& by ! p ( ,ecuador 9 ?is
 difficult "t & are ready to assi/ 9 any
 way we c42 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau approximately     
#gjj1jjj ,ecuadorian-,am]icans reside 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !               
,ecuadorian-,am]ican community is deeply
 conc]n$ ab\t _! families1 fri5ds1 &    
lov$ ones & are rea*+ out to assi/ 9    
recov]y ef=ts2 & ,:]eas flood+ f ,el    
,nio is creat+ additional *all5ges to   
se>*1 rescue1 & recov]y3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7  
expresses its sorr[ & condol5ces on !   
loss ( life foll[+ ! e>?quake 9 ,ecuador
 on ,april #af1 #bjaf2  7#b7 recognizes 
& comm5ds all ^? engag$ 9 ! dome/ic &   
int]national response to ! e>?quake 9   
,ecuador1 includ+ int]national ag5cies1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 & nongov]nm5t
 organizations2 &  7#c7 supports ef=ts  
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to assi/ ! 
p ( ,ecuador z !y seek to recov] f !    
e>?quake4