Chairman. when I introduced the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act in February. and successfully attached it to the foreign relations authorization bill when it was going through committee and approved by this House about a month ago. I argued that it was simply wrong for any country receiving U.S. assistance to Impede the delivery of U.S. humanitarian aid to any other country. The Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act specified no countries. but it was clearly directed at Turkey. which has been blockading Armenia for over 2 years and greatly complicating the delivery of United States aid to over 300.000 refugees in that country. The case I made at the time was simple and based on a very basic principle. on the desire to help refugee. In the same light. Mr. Chairman. I argue today that it is simply wrong to vote against direct governmenttogovernment aid designed not to help the Azerbaijan Government. but to help the refugees in that country. A refugee is a refugee. Mr. Chairman. regardless of nationality or religion.
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