Nowhere is this more the case than over the issue of the needs of the orphans of Vietnam. Their plight rightly captured the attention and the concern of the American people. and that concern. and the concern of the voluntary agencies. finally produced a response from our Government in the last few years in providing the assistance needed to help support the child welfare and orphan needs of South Vietnam. But that governmental support has ended. and despite pleas from many in Congress. and requests for action by me in hearings before the Subcommittee on Refugees. no funds have yet been made available to international agencies or voluntary church groups who are still working with orphans in South Vietnam. This despite the appeal by the United Nations of last March. and the appeals of American voluntary agencies. Mr.
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