Yes. it is true. and I am very happy to say that both the gentleman from Maine and myself opposed that cutoff date of December 22. 1945. because it was discriminatory against the very people I have Indicated. and this bill remedies that situation. We now bring the cutoff date up to January 1. 1949. We give you a decent bill. like the bill that the gentleman from Maine advocated and which bore his name. All this instant proposed legislation does is to give you the Fellows bill and as well advances the number of displaced persons who can come in from 200.000 to 300.000. plus 39.000 made up mainly of Polish soldiers. the 15.000 that the State Department wants. and the 2.000 orphans and 4.000 Shanghai refugees.
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