Even as we reject the notion of isolationism in our military policies. so too must we reject this notion in our attitudes toward helping people help themselves. With the Indochina war behind us. we finally have new opportunities. for fresh beginnings. It was with this view that the Subcommittee on Refugees and the Subcommittee on Health resumed this week their joint inquiry into "World Hunger. Health. and Refugee Problems." The primary purpose of the hearings. which were held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. was to receive a special report of the findings and recommendations of a study mission which recently traveled in behalf of the subcommittees to some 20 countries in Africa. Asia. and the Middle East. Although the United States. like the rest of the industrialized countries. is currently going through a difficult economic period. it would be a mistake to ignore the desperate plight of the majority of people in the world who are far less well off than us.
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