Mr. Speaker. we do not need the legislation we are being asked to enact today because. in fact. the law already permits and the policy of this country already is. to permit and to authorize this evacuation. I trust that once these political refugees are evacuated. the Congress will continue to provide the necessary funds for their housing. health care. and food. wherever their haven might be. and that we will have the same fervor and enthusiasm in voting the thousands of dollars each will need to support their families. find adequate housing. education and health care services. The real Issue before this House Is not the evacuation of refugees. rather it is whether we are prepared to use military force to support a policy which leaves Americans behind in danger of their lives. I say it is wrong to vote to confirm such a policy. I submit that the Constitution of the United States already gives the President the power to rescue and to retrieve American citizens and their dependents as was done in Cambodia so why do we have to vote for a bill that puts us on record in support of military intervention once again in South Vietnam?
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