I would like to commend Chairman OBEY for including $275 million for child survival activities which save and sustain the lives of 10 to 15 million children a year. Under the bill. vitamin A and micronutrient programs receive $20 million. basic education receives $135 million. and. $80 million is provided to control the spread of AIDS. This bill also fights the onslaught of famine in southern Africa and helps relieve the suffering of refugees who were forced to flee civil war. persecution and natural disaster. Mr. Speaker. we are given the unique opportunity here to decrease overall spending while actually Increasing money in human needs activities where it is desperately needed.
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