Mr. Chairman. the legislation currently before the House. the State Department authorization bill. is of special interest to me not just as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. but particularly because it contains a provision. for which I organized and led support in the House. to make available $85 million for the difficult but urgent task of resettling in Israel the wave of Jewish refugees now being released from the Soviet Union. The release of 2.000 to 3.000 Jews each month from the Soviet Union. most of them destined for Israel. is a thrilling and historic development. It represents a most encouraging victory for freedom and humanitarianism over oppression.
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