Mr. Speaker. today I am pleased to join with my colleague from Nebraska in a bipartisan call for aid and assistance to the 1 million refugees from Afghanistan. These men. women. and children have fled 2 years of civil war. followed by the brutal Soviet invasion which even now is devastating their proud land. In order to call public and world attention to the situation in Afghanistan. I was pleased to join as an honorary cochairman the Afghanistan Relief Committee. Inc.. several months ago. This week. July 2127. has. at our request. been proclaimed "Afghanistan Relief Week" by President Carter. and a number of fundraising events are being held throughout the Nation in the ensuing days.
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