On the recordJune 7, 1995
I support the Chabot amendment to the en bloc, which would increase funding for the Development Fund for Africa, because there are important developmental and humanitarian assistance needs on that continent. I am also pleased that the amendment of the gentleman from New Jersey on slavery in Mauritania has been accepted. It is long past time for us to take action against any Nation that tolerates slavery. The State Department reports that there may be up to 90,000 slaves in that country. Just one person held as a slave is reason enough for us, I believe, to refuse aid to the government that permits slavery to exist. Finally, I commend the gentleman from New Jersey for his amendment to allow some of the funds authorized for the War Crimes Tribunal in Yugoslavia to be used for a similar tribunal in Rwanda. We must bring to justice those guilty of the crime of genocide in Rwanda.
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