Mr. President. as the distinguished Senator from North Carolina states. he cannot think of any reason why anybody should oppose the amendment. I cannot think of any reason anybody should offer the amendment if indeed the President of the United States has already indicated that AIDS will be placed on the list of communicable diseases so far as immigrants to the United States are concerned. But let me. before the Senator from North Carolina has occasion to leave the floor for other duties. suggest the following: The Senator from North Carolina has spent 99 percent of his time presenting the case for the testing of those applying for permanent resident visas. sliding over the contingency factor in this amendment which. in effect. says that if these regulations do not take place. the money in this bill. some $30 million. which would go to those presently dying of AIDS to prolong their life. will not be made available. Now. there may or may not be good arguments associated with the testing of those applying for permanent resident visas. However. I do not think anybody in this body. including the distinguished Senator from North Carolina. wants to see either 1 or 7.000or anywhere in betweenpersons held hostage to the implementation of such regulations. especially when the President of the United States has indicated the regulations will be implemented.
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