I would like to offer a few brief comments about an open letter to the Congress from U.S. private and voluntary organizations on aid to the Contras. My colleagues are aware of my interest over the years in what have come to be called PVOsprivate voluntary organizations which channel assistance from Americans on a peopletopeople basis to those in distress around the world. All of us are rightly proud of the way the American people respond to the needs of people affected by disasters. refugees turmoil. and chronic hunger and poverty. It is because of their commitment to development. and the breadth of their experience in the Third World that I have long supported PVOs and their role in our foreign assistance program. Since 1981 I have authored an amendment which mandates that a fixed percentage of our bilateral aid be channeled through these PVOs.
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