Mr. Chairman. I rise in strong support of H.R. 4955. the supplemental authorization for refugee assistance. and the amendment to the bill which would authorize $30 million in emergency disaster relief for the people of Cambodia. The human dislocation and famine occurring today in Southeast Asia cries out for worldwide attention and action. Literally millions of people are now homeless and on the brink of death by starvation in a region that has not known peace or security for three decades. We here in the Congress of the United States and. indeed. all governmental leaders throughout the world have the power and the resources to end this mass misery and to save many lives. I salute President Carters humane response to the situation in Cambodia. I also endorse the administrations commitment to helping refugees from Vietnam and Laos. It is most fitting that the United States should take a leading role in the international effort to prevent famine and to provide refuge for the victims of tyranny and cruelty in Southeast Asia. Immeasurable pain has been inflicted on the people of that region. and our Nation has a clear responsibility to help heal the wounds resulting from our own involvement there.
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