Madam Speaker. as Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and Special Representative on Mediterranean Affairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. I rise today in strong support of The Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance. Resettlement. and Security Act of 2008 . a bill which I reintroduced yesterday with a group of 11 bipartisan original cosponsors. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS. Vol. 154. Pt. 11 The bill I am introducing today addresses the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries. and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq. The bill increases accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries. as well as seeking to facilitate the resettlement of Iraqis at risk. The plight of Iraqi refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is worsening by the day. It is heartbreaking to hear the stories of families who fled for their safety. are now unable to work and have subsequently depleted their savings in order to survive. Madam Speaker.
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