I do believe that our overemphasis on the drug war has caused us to neglect many of the critical objectives throughout Latin America. and it is my hope that the changes made by the chairman in the allocation of funds in this bill are the first steps toward a wholesale reevaluation of our foreign aid program in the region. I want to point out a few specific concerns I have with the bill. Our shamefully low allocation required us to make cuts from the requests in several key areas. including Migration and Refugee Assistance. peacekeeping. programs for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. key Economic Support Fund programs. and Congo debt relief. It is my hope we will be able to restore these cuts and even provide increases where warranted. in conference. in addition to providing funding for many of these priorities in the supplemental conference report expected on the House floor tomorrow. I also hope that we can restore full funding for the United States commitment to the Global Environmental Facility.