In fact. I will spend the rest of my time pointing out a few of the things which are wrong with this program and which should be corrected in the future. In the first place. this bill covers a program which finances the refugee programs in the Middle East. Nobody wants to see those refugees suffer any more than they are suffering. However. Mr. Chairman. we have now reached the point where the nations in which the refugees reside are no longer responsible financially for their welfare. In other words. the existence of the refugee problem no longer hurts the pocketbooks of the nations which have it within their power to solve this refugee program. This is because the expenses of the refugees is paid largely out of this appropriation and others. It would be my hope that in the future we would be able to make it abundantly clear to those nations which should and could solve this problem. that we do not intend to continue to support the refugee situation forever. It will be necessary. in my opinion. to make that point abundantly clear before we are able to proceed with the type of soulsearching negotiation which is necessary for a permanent solution to be found. Another matter requiring longrange planning is that of local currencies.
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