[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           IN SUPPORT OF THE HUMANI- TARIAN AID CORRIDOR ACT

  (Mr. RADANOVICH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Humanitarian 
Aid Corridor Act.
  This bill would withhold assistance from any country that blocks the 
delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to another country.
  Passage of this proposal would benefit directly situations such as 
that found in the Republic of Armenia. It is in our American interest 
to foster the great economic and political promise of Armenia by 
assuring a free flow of humanitarian assistance. Yet, Armenians are 
freezing and starving because Turkey has closed it borders to American 
assistance destined for land-locked Armenia.
  The Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act would protect Armenia by making 
Turkey answerable for its acts. Turkey would have a choice: either 
bring to an end its blockade of humanitarian assistance for Armenia or 
lose its own foreign aid.


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