Speaker GINGRICH. after a visit to south Florida. precisely commenting on this issue. The legislation was drafted after serious consultation with the National Security Council and the Department of Justice. It was drafted *to prevent the deportation of Nicaraguans and also of Guatemalans and Salvadorans. known as the ABC class. that were denied suspension of deportation by the retroactivity of the Immigration Reform Act that was passed last year. I want to point out. I would like to point out. Mr. Speaker. that passage of this language. which is included in the District of Columbia appropriations bill. will not in any way hinder efforts to seek similar relief for Haitian refugees in other legislative measures. Last week. Senator MOSELEYBRAUN in the Senate put a hold on the Senate D.C. appropriations bill because of the Haitian issue. She lifted her objection after the Attorney General and the White House agreed to provide administrative relief to the Haitian community while Congress considers a legislative remedy. The agreement reached between the Senator and the administration provides that the President will authorize the Attorney General to temporarily suspend the deportation of Haitians while Congress considers legislation to provide relief to the Haitian community in the United States. The bill has already been introduced in the Senate by Senator BOB GRAHAM and Senator CONNIE MACK and others. including Senator ABRAHAM. and a House companion bill has been dropped. to my understanding. by the gentleman from Michigan . I have agreed to be a cosponsor of that bill. as I have always been a cosponsor of legislation by the gentlewoman from Florida on this issue of our Haitian brothers and sisters.
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