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Thus each educational at- Jews. and to demonstrate that our containment carries with it an additional cern has deep implications with respect fee in accordance with the schedule set to SovietAmerican trade relations. for each advanced degree. So far this year approximately 20.000 Are we helpless in the face of such in- Soviet Jews have received permission to humanity? Cannot the Congress assert emigrate from the Soviet Union. and unitself by demanding through its trade or til recently it was estimated that 30.000 other treaties with the Communist coun- or moremore than twice the figure for tries that the international community 1971would leave Russia during 1972. recognizes a basic principle of what we In the month of June alone nearly 3.100 term civilized behavior and that is. that Soviet Jews left for Israel. human freedom is not for sale. In a desperate attempt to halt tis There are those here tonight on the long overdue emigration of Soviet Jews floor of the House who wish to be heard. to Israel. on August 3 the Supreme Soviet The rising voice of the United States of the Soviet Union adopted a series of Congress will let the Soviet Union know regulations governing emigration procethat its official bigotry and tyranny are dures and establishing new exit fees. On not "internal" matters. August 14 these new fees were put into