Given that the Azerbaijani Government has not made any progress toward lifting its blockade. as was previously stated by my colleague. the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. VisCLOSKY]. there is no basis for changing the law. and Azerbaijan should not be rewarded for its intransigence. Indeed. the law has not prevented humanitarian aid disbursed by nongovernmental and private voluntary organizations from getting to Azerbaijani refugees. Our colleague PETER VISCLOSKY of Indiana. a member of the Appropriations Committee and also the Armenian issues caucus. may offer an amendment to strike this provision or to explicitly forbid direct governmental assistance to Azerbaijan. The Visclosky amendment would prevent the gutting of the existing law. and I urge support for that amendment.
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