Mr. Speaker. I rise to bring to the attention of my colleagipes in the House a moving homily delivered during a recent memorial service for Haitian refugees who have died in tragic circumstances. Mr. Speaker. the 26th Congressional District of New York. which I am privIleged to represent. includes a substantial HaitianAmerican population. I have met with the leaders of that community on numerous occasions. and have. to the best of my ability. represented their views to the executive branch and to my colleagues in the Congress. It is clear that the plight of Haitian refugees is a tragic one. The deaths of 33 Haitian refugees so close to our shores last October represents. regrettably. only the tip of the iceberg as far as deaths of Haitian refugees is concerned. I will continue to make every effort to assure that the plight of Haitian refugees is addressed in a humanitarian spirit. I insert the homily. delivered by Father Smith Jeannot on October 31. 1981. at St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church.
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