Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this bill which I have also cosponsored authorizing emergency humanitarian assistance for Iraqi refugees and other persons in and around Iraq who are displaced as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict. Clearly. from the testimony the Foreign Affairs Committee has heard. especially from the congressional delegation. and from the very moving pictures on television and in the newspapers. it is clear beyond a doubt that these innocent refugees--Saddam Husseins latest victimsneed help and need it right now. I am encouraged that the Bush administration has already answered the calls for help from Iraqi Kurds. Shiites and others by providing both humanitarian assistance and creating special safehaven enclaves where these refugees are protected from Saddam Husseins terror squads. And. as I personally witnessed during my recent trip to Kuwait. Saddam Husseins brutality is real and deadly.
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