Not only does the Muskle bill involve too little aid. inadequately administered. but it denies aid to those Jews who might chose to relocate somewhere other than Israel. We must understand that some Soviet Jews might wish to settle in other nationswhere they might have relatives. or feel cultural ties. The Jackson bill would provide aid to other nations receiving Jewish refugees. This is the third reason why the Jackson bill is superior. To sum up. Mr. President. I support the venerable American principle of aid to refugees. I rejoice in the opportunity to aid refugees whose freedom has been hard won. I support both aid bills. Both are better than inaction in the face of perhaps as many as 60.000 Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union. But the original Jewish refugee aid bill. S. 3115. seems to me to be the better choice. I hope the Senate will act promptly on one or the other of these bills. and that S. 3115 will be the choice of a majority of Senators.
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