I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Chairman. I rise today to discuss the two Contra funding alternatives before the House. I must admit that I have some difficulty with the Hamilton alternative. This compromise would provide $4 million to assist the Contadora peace process and $10 million in humanitarian aid to Nicaraguan refugees via the Red Cross or the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. My difficulty with this proposal is that it opens up the possibility of continued Contra military funding. This could happen either in the HouseSenate conference committee or in coming years after current hostility to Contra aid has died down.
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