On the recordMarch 9, 1994
El Salvador is preparing to hold its first national elections since the end of its 10-year civil war. More than 75,000 people died in that conflict, and the U.S. Government spent more than $5 billion on economic and military aid in support of the government. I was disturbed by a story on El Salvador in Sunday's New York Times. The article suggested that violence and intimidation are still viewed as acceptable tactics in Salvadoran politics, and it raised doubts about the fairness of the registration process for the upcoming elections. Many Members of Congress care little about El Salvador now that the cold war is over, but we owe it to the Salvadoran people and to ourselves to watch what happens in these elections closely. Too much money was spent and too many lives were lost to think of El Salvador as yesterday's news.
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