Mr. Speaker. today I am introducing a concurrent resolution which calls upon the Government of Vietnam to expedite the release of remaining reeducation camp prisoners and permit the emigration of current and former prisoners. This bill sends an important and timely signal that we have not forgotten the thousands of Vietnamese who were imprisoned for their association with the former Republic of Vietnam or for their suspected opposition to the present Government of Vietnam. This resolution has more than 30 original cosponsors and similar legislation has been offered in the Senate by Senator RUDY BOSCHWiTZ. The Vietnamese government has been more forthcoming it its approach recently to some humanitarian issues.
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