I want to thank the gentleman for his amendment because in no way is it the intent of the committee to preclude the possibility of future consideration of his amendment that is under consideration by the Judiciary Committee which would expand the refugee resettlement from 30 to 90 days. I would hope that the pilot program that is included in our bill before the committee today would help us in determining the basis for the 90day period. with the enhancement of placement and reception services. and how the State Departments program would interface with the Department of Health and Hum. n Services Office of Refugee Resettlement. So I think it will give us a basis for understanding but at the same time I would hope that we could work with the gentleman in the consideration of his legislation because the gentlemans thrust is correct. we need to do everything we can to prevent refugees becoming welfare dependent. So the gentlemans concern is a legitimate one. I support him in his endeavors now and in the future.
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