Mr. Speaker. the chairmen of the HouseSenate conference committee. and all the members of the conference committee. are to be commended for their diligence in crafting a conference report which I believe all Members should support. Under the leadership of the chairmen of the conference committeethe gentleman from Iowa and the gentleman from South Carolinaand with the help of a revised 602(b) allocation. the conferees were able to make some important improvements over the Housepassed bill. particularly in high priority areas such as law enforcement. and immigration controls. In addition. the conferees have placed controls on U.N. peacekeeping. For the Department of Justice. an area of particular concern to many Members of this body. the conference agreement provides a $130 million increase over the Housepassed bill. A sizable portion of this increase finances a comprehensive immigration initiative which will allow us not only to detect and apprehend. but also to detain and deport. illegal aliens. The conference report provides a $90 million increase over the Housepassed bill for democracy are spotted on the open seasI might add many times. and thank God they are spotted by their Cuban brothers in airplanes flying over the Florida straitsthe United States Coast Guard goes out and picks them up and brings them to Florida where they are welcomed with open arms. But in the case of the Haitians. as soon as they get in their boats they are interdicted by that same Coast Guard and returned to the island.
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