President. I Join the Senator from California in support of this very eloquent statement of principle. I would like to give notice at this point that I feel It is incumbent on us not only to make a statement of principle. but then to implement it. especially In the light of the fact that the money available for refugees will be running out by tomorrow or this weekend. I have had a statement from the Defense Department that a part of the half billion dollars we provided for military assistance to Southeast Asia is still available and unallocated. Therefore. I shall offer. after the passage of this resolution. and ask for its immediate consideration. a bill asking that money be made available for continued support of refugees until they can be relocated and Senator JAVITS and Senator PELLS bill can be considered in the Committee on Foreign Relations. The funds available are now about $17 million in unobligated funds from $130 million of retrievable funds now in the Defense Department. and upon our initial inquiry we found no objection to having those moneys made available for purposes of support of refugees. I thank the Senator from California.
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