On the recordJuly 25, 1996
I had intended today to offer a series of amendments regarding economic assistance to Turkey. These amendments would have been similar to the provisions included in the version of H.R. 3540 that was approved by the House of Representatives on May 22. Specifically, these provisions would cap economic support funds [ESF] at $25 million, and would lower that amount to $22 million if the Government of Turkey failed to acknowledge the tragic Armenian genocide that occurred from 1915 to 1923. The House also approved a provision that would restrict the President's authority to waive aid restrictions against those countries found violating the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act. I support all these provisions. I know a number of my colleagues in the Senate support them as well. However, the bill before us on the floor does not contain any restrictions on economic aid to Turkey.
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