Mr. Chairman. the foreign assistance appropriation bill for 1967. as reported by the House Appropriations Committee. recommends appropriations of $3.6 billion. of which $2.3 billion is for the most publicized part of the foreign aid programeconomic assistanceand . $825 million for military assistance. The balance is mnade up of a quarter of a billion for investment in the InterAmerican Development Bank. $104 million for the International Development Association. $110 million for the Peace Corps. and $93 million for the Ryukyu Islands and assistance to refugees. I want to restate here the first paragraph on page 2 of the committee report: Not every member of the committee agrees with every recommendation in the accompanying foreign assistance bill. Some would favor further reductions in amounts.
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