One out of every eight people on Farth is hungry most of the time. I have seen this suffering firsthand. In October 1979. with my colleagues Senator DANFORTH and Senator SASSER and ouriers. . travelea to Cambodia to investigate the problems of refugees in that devastated country. That trip helped bring the tragedy of Cambodia to the attention of the Congress. the American people. and to the world. There was little U.S. news coverage of the suffering Khmer people before our trip. We arrived at the border just a few days after the first wave of people crossed into Thailand. and voluntary agencies were just beginning to reach some of the makeshift settlements. Hundreds of refugees lay exhausted on the bare ground with no medicine and little food. We saw and smelled the effects of untreated disease and starvation. The odor was sharp. acid. penetrating.
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