Chairman. I am deeply anguished by this legislation. We Americans. indeed. are a compassionate people and we certainly are a Nation of immigrants. I have searched my soul in trying to find a way to be able to support this legislation. but as I have done so I keep coming back to the haunting question of how in Gods name can I support $500 million over the next 14 months in refugee aid. worthy as it is. when I believe that the spending path we are on may well destroy America? How in Gods name can I and those of us who have voted against many. many worthwhile domestic programs because of the deficit spending path that we are on. turn around and vote for this bill? Those of us who opposed the farm bill to aid American farmers. not because it was unworthy. but because we do not have the money. those of us who opposed the emergency employment bill. expanding the Older Americans Act. increasing the school lunch program for Americas children. increasing nurses training. home purchasing assistance. and so forth. many worthwhile programs. worthy programs which we have opposed because we felt they had to be sacrificed for a more worthy national objective.
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