Mr. President. I further suggest that we step up our economic aid to West Germany. so the people of West Germany may better provide for the millions of refugees who are coming over the border. This is a time for bold action. I have heard a great deal said about seizing the initiative. If ever there was a time for our Government to seize the initiative that time is now. not a week from now or a month from now. We ought to have a definite policy and program. and we ought to move forward quickly. I suggest that this is an appropriate time to approve the Presidents recommendation for the admission into this country of 240.000 refugee immigrants. The President has requested such legislation. Many of those immigrants who would be under a law of that kind would come from Germany. Many of them are political refugees. We would welcome them into our country as a freedomloving people. By the passage of the proposed legislation. we would show the people of East Germany and West Germany that we are really on their side and that we want to help them.
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