Without the increase provided by the amendment. we could be threatening the lifesaving assistance that can mean the difference of life and death to persons caught in tragic violence or natural disaster. Whether we are looking at an increasingly explosive border between Chad and Sudan to preventing food aid pipeline breaks in Kenya and Uganda. to being able to respond quickly to victims of earthquakes or volcanoes. this fund is one of the Presidents most effective tools. With this amendment we can give the President what he has requested and needs for Colombia and ACI. and we can give him what he asked for and needs to meet emergency refugee crises. And at the same time. Mr.