At that particular time. I tried to put in perspective that for 200 years we have enjoyed democracy in this country. but after 200 years we are not perfect in the area of human rights and the preservation of rights of all people. After that particular meeting. we met with a Peace Commission and were told by the chairman that there would be "feet people" coming to this country. that there were 500.000 Salvadorans living in this country. and that as many as 1 million would be refugees coming to the United States if that country was ever destabilized. One of the significant events from that particular meeting was a question. something referred to by my colleague from California earlier. a question that originally came from Congressman RAY MCGRATH. from New York. when he asked Archbishop Revelo. who is the chairman of the Catholic Bishops Council. "What should we do as a country? Should we unilaterally withdraw U.S. aid?" And his response was that the Catholic Church of El Salvador has always been supportive of a political solution to the conflict. but from the moment that the guerrillas. who were up in arms and who were supported by all types of institutions that were outside of this country and institutions that have a lot of money and a means of communication at their disposal. and in addition to the political support from other countries. the guerrillas are feeling very powerful. thanks to all the support they get from abroad.
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