Bill Lee said "Absolutely. People have a right to basic health care, basic food, and basic shelter. There is no way that we should be party to creating more misery, and by our blocking funds which have already been negotiated; these are contracts that have already been signed off on, and for us to block that creates even more misery which creates even more instability, so it becomes a vicious cycle. And I believe, as all Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, as does the gentleman, that we must make sure that we take the moral high ground on this and encourage the loans to be released so that we can move forward to assist the people of Haiti, because they so deserve to be assisted." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 10, 2002

Absolutely. People have a right to basic health care, basic food, and basic shelter. There is no way that we should be party to creating more misery, and by our blocking funds which have already been negotiated; these are contracts that have already been signed off on, and for us to block that creates even more misery which creates even more instability, so it becomes a vicious cycle. And I believe, as all Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, as does the gentleman, that we must make sure that we take the moral high ground on this and encourage the loans to be released so that we can move forward to assist the people of Haiti, because they so deserve to be assisted.

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Bill Lee

Republican · Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the need for humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a discussion on funding.

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