Speaker. I proudly join our colleagues in this bipartisan expression of our protest of the inhumane ransom of human beings conducted by the Soviet Union. The placing of ransoms ranging from $5.000 to $37.000 on Jewish citizens wishing to emigrate to Israel- defies the common humanity of man. The Soviet Union must be made fully aware of the fact that these deplorable actions threaten the trade favors they are seeking. There is little doubt in my mind that this Congress will hardly look with good will toward legislation that would give the Soviet Union the status of a mostfavored nation. or to extend to the Soviet Union the credits from the Commodity Credit Corporation that they seek. I hope that these protests In the House today will be read and reasoned over by the Soviet leaders responsible for these actions. and that the ransom demands placed upon emigrating Soviet Jews are removed.
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