I rise In support of this legislation and commend Mr. BERMAN for bringing it to the floor. I also want to thank him for all the consideration he gave me In securing an Increased authorization for the resettlement of Soviet and Ethiopian Jewish refugees in Israel. a program that has long been of concern to me. This bill addresses a serious need by Increasing refugee assistance both above last years level and above the administration request. It authorizes $600 billion in fiscal year 1992 and $650 million in fiscal year 1993. The need for this increased authorization is all too obvious. Worldwide the number of refugees has soared to almost 18 million from 16.7 million prior to the Mideast war. Since April. more than 1.5 million Iraqi refugees. mostly Kurds. have fled Saddam Husseins repression and have sought asylum in Iran. Turkey. and the United Statesoccupied areas of Iraq. Millions moreKurds.
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