I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding time to me. I rise first of all in support of this en bloc amendment. but I wish to congratulate the chairman of the committee who has been very fair and very considerate of all of the members of the committee in allowing us a part of the action. and of course the ranking minority member. Having visited the camps in Cypress as well as Southeast Asia from Thailand on the border of Laos. and having taken supplies down to Central America for the refugee camps there for the last 4 years on my own time and money with supplies collected. over $2.5 million from the people of the United States. I would like to say that this is one of the rare moments of pleasure I gain on this floor and in this body in being able to help those people who are far less fortunate than we. the citizens of America. And it was with great pleasure that I support the en bloc concept that allows us to address refugees around the world. My only regret. Mr. Chairman and Members of the Congress. is that we do not yet do enough to resettle those refugees waiting to gain entrance to the United States from all around the world. We have a tremendous responsibility. I think. specifically for the Southeast Asiatics. the Amerasians. the young people born out of the war in Vietnam. We have not yet addressed that. I hope we can do so.
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