19 October 2001
Senate Resolutions Highlight Concern for Afghans, Iranians, Sikhs
(S. Res. 172 stresses need for humanitarian aid for Afghans) (250)
By Steve La Rocque
Washington File Staff Writer
Washington -- While the United States continues its war against
terrorism, the Senate emphasized the need for humanitarian aid to
Afghans and protecting the civil rights of all Americans.
Senator Paul Wellstone (Democrat of Minnesota) introduced a resolution
October 18 to express the Sense of the Senate regarding "the urgent
need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development
assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in
surrounding countries."
Senate Resolution 172 (S. Res. 172) was referred to the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
On the same day Wellstone introduced S. Res. 172, the Senate approved
by unanimous consent a resolution (S. Con. Res. 74) against bigotry
toward Sikh-Americans following the September 11 terrorist attacks on
the United States that left more than 5,000 men, women and children
either dead or missing.
Senator Orrin Hatch (Republican of Utah), the ranking minority member
on the Senate Judiciary Committee, also introduced on October 18 a
resolution similar to S. Con. Res. 74 that would condemn violence and
bigotry against Iranian-Americans following the September 11 terrorist
attacks.
The Hatch resolution, Senate Resolution 173 (S. Res. 173), was passed
by unanimous consent.
(The Washington File is a product of the Office of International
Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site:
http://usinfo.state.gov)
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