Regardless of our views regarding the conflict in the Balkans. we must fully support our armed forces being employed there and ensure that their equipment and training is fully and completely supported. It would be dangerous and foolish to do anything less. The conferees also provide $1.1 billion for humanitarian assistance to refugees from Kosovo. Congress provided an additional $548 million above the Presidents request to aid refugees that have fled Kosovo and the 20.000 that are temporarily resettling in the United States. This is a significant infusion of resources to address an increasingly desperate situation in the nations bordering Kosovo. I commend the managers of the conference report for including the emergency aid to Central American countries who suffered form the ravages of Hurricane Mitch.
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