Kentucky. and several other States voicing distress over the tendency to sweep the chronic unemployment problem under the rug simply because the general national economic outlook is improving. I believe the only way we can obtain a commitment to a solution of this problem is to authorize a specific study of this nature and thereby demonstrate that we have a strong interest in the subject. even though certain specific measures before the Congress designed to deal with various particular aspects of the problem may finally fail of passage. A few days ago the White House Conference on Refugees suggested that we open our gates to hundreds of thousands of refugees from overseas. and a State Department official suggested that we boost American aid to foreign refugees to about $65 million per year. Many public statements were made to the effect that we have a responsibility to do something about the rehabilitation and resettlement of some 2.500.000 refugees in Europe and the Near East. I remind you also that it is proposed to appropriate $700 million for the Development Loan Fund to rehabilitate and develop certain oversea areas. This resolution would call for an expenditure of only $150.000 per year for 3 years. and it is designed to save us money in the long run.
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