The Budget Committee has no objection to granting a waiver of section 402 (a) to permit consideration of this bill. Mr. Speaker. thousands of Southeast Asian refugees have lost their lives in attempting to seek asylum. In response to this crisis a U.N. Conference on Indochinese Refugees was held last July in Geneva and at that time the United States reiterated its pledge to refugee assistance. This bill would provide additional appropriations of $207.290.000 for fiscal year 1980 and $203.610.000 for fiscal year 1981 to enable the United States and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to increase financial support for activities for the care. maintenance. and resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees. Mr. Speaker. these additional funds are necessary to provide immediate assistance to the many thousands of refugees of Southeast Asia. I would urge my colleagues to support this rule so that we may consider this legislation in the middle of next week.
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