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In 1988 Congresswoman Boxer took the American Soviet Peace Corps proposal, which started as a model program competing for a Buck Trust grant, and introduced it into Congress as HR 1807.
Click the link below to read her May 25, 1988 letter giving her reasons for doing so:
Read her September 1, 1988 “working on letter” here
Boxer says “working on” US-Soviet Peace Corps legislation
Have you asked her to do it again this year for America’s World Service Corps Congressional Proposal, giving us the army the 21st century needs?
Congress of United States
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
May 25, 1988
Dear Mr. Hunn:
Thank you for contacting me again about the Soviet-American Peace Corps. I am very pleased to see that you have continued to work on raising the profile of the concept. I am very impressed by your tireless dedication to the creation of such an organization.
I have in fact given the subject further thought, and I plan to introduce the enabling legislation. I apologize if you perceive us to be moving slowly, but I assure you it is only a function of the legislation and concomitant workload to which we have already committed for this session, and not a lack of enthusiasm for your proposal.
Beyond the issues John Callon of my staff discussed with you regarding the necessity of an open application and admissions process, I am also of a mind that the initial program should be directed at work on projects in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., rather than leaping fully from the start into Third World development. I believe doing it this way would simplify the initial organizational and logistical challenge, leave more room for the massaging of any problems which arise, and keep the program more directly in the public eye. This would allow public awareness and support for the program to grow. I would be interested in your reaction to this.
When I have the proposal drafted, I will send it to you and meet with Representative Kennedy to discuss it. Your feedback before the bill is in final form will be important.
Thank you again for your excellent efforts. I look forward to working with you further. We will get back to you in two weeks.
In friendship,
BARBARA BOXER
Member of Congress
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