Mr. Speaker. the $350 million that is included in H.R. 5900. the Caribbean Basin Initiative. is less than the amount spent in Florida on the refugee problem. However. this bills constituency is not just Florida or the eastern seaboard. it is the entire United States. The longterm security of the United States requires a stable and economically secure Caribbean. a critical point which is emphasized in Minister Douglas Vaz (Minister of Industry and Commerce of Jamaica) letter to the editor of the Post which I have included at the end of my remarks. In addition. Minister Vaz corrects some of the misrepresentations that have been made with respect to trade issues involved in this package.