Aid for Kampucheans Statement Announcing United States Relief Effort Pledge
10/14/1979
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
Later in the day, the President called the President-elect, thanked him again for the offer, and accepted his invitation...
We have now reached an agreement with Iran which will result, I believe, in the freedom of our American hostages.
I think the last report I saw was that 28 loans have been made for people to rebuild their own homes.
I don't think the administration has ever picked up the ball, much less dropped it.