Chairman. I would just like to answer the concerns of the gentlewoman from New Jersey. I think it is important for the gentlewoman to recognizeI would like to state this to every Member of the Housethat the refugees are being cared for and fed now. It is the concern of the committee and it is the intention of this bill to make sure the refugees get that humanitarian aid. With respect to the screening procedures. at this point the screening proceduresand they were in existence before the subcommittee even got into this matterunder the law involve security checks for a variety of matters. including the ones I mentioned before. as to whether or not a person is going to commit treason in this country. whether a person has committed a crime. such as murder. is a member of the Communist Party. whether a person has trafficked in drugs. and the like. These screening procedures do not in any way interfere with or inhibit the feeding. the shelter. the care of the refugees. The committee had an additional concern with respect to screening for whether or not these people engaged in persecution on account of race. religion. national origin. or political opinion. Let me assure the gentlewoman that these persons are being processed rapidly. In my judgment nothing the committee did in any way inhibits the processing of these refugees.
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