Chairman. I rise in support of H.R. 7500. I am especially interested in the funds provided for refugees from the Soviet Union. I appreciate the continued interest of the chairman of the subcommittee and the chairman of the Committee on International Relations in this program. I regret that it seemed necessary to reduce the amount authorized for this program from $40 million. which was the amount authorized last year and which I requested in my testimony before the subcommittee. to $20 million. However. it is an undeniable fact that the numbers of refugees have substantially dropped since the high point of 1973. I insert herewith the statement I made before the subcommittee:
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