Speaker. I rise at this time to commend the House conferees for accepting the item which was alluded to a moment ago by the gentleman from Texas . On page 37 there is an item of $10 million for the World Refugee Year which was not in the House bill. I feel that this is a very important item. In my public service work I have studied this problem and I can see the urgency of it. I wish to take this time to suggest to the President that he make certain that this money is available in the work of the World Refugee Year program. a very vital program. I feel certain that that sentiment is expressed by not only the Members of this House but by all Americans. to make certain that we do enter into this program and that we do speak in behalf of those people who are downtrodden and the homeless refugees that have literally been shifted from one place to another. It is only now that a real and a vital program during a peacetime year is being undertaken so that the plight of the refugee is enhanced to the small degree that these moneys are going to allow. It is my hope. Mr. Speaker. that this relatively modest amount of money which can be the means of substantially reducing the human misery of the thousands of refugees holding on to existence in desolate camps and circumstances throughout our world will be not simply available. but will. at the Presidents discretion. be actually employed for this purpose. Such action is surely a minimal expression of our genuine concern for those homeless persons who but for geography and the grace of God might include you and me.
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