Mr. Chairman. today I rise in support of H.R. 3844. the Haitian Refugee Protection Act. The bill vil1 temporarily halt the repatriation of Haitian refugees fleeing from political violence. We watched in horror last fall as the first democratically elected government in Haiti was toppled by a militaryled coup. The free nations of the world cried out for an Immediate restoration of the duly elected leader of this country. JeanBertrand Aristide. Congress spoke out with the passage of House Resolution 235. which denounced the coup and called for a return of the democratic govemment of Aristide. Unfortunately. that democracy. which survived for less than a year. has yet to be restored.
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