The House bill cut that program back significantly. and the conference reduced it still further down to $475 million. This was $15 million below the House bill and $25 million above the Senate bill. Mr. Speaker. we were able to convince the Senate conferees to agree with the House in appropriating $40 million for assistance to refugees from the Soviet Union. with $35 million of that amount available for relocation in Israel. The amounts which we originally approved for the Middle East are intact in this report. as the Senate was as interested as we are in furthering the cause of peace In the Middle East. Mr.
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