Mr. Speaker. I rise to urge support of legislation which would remove those countries who discriminate against the emigration of their citizens from the various U.S. trade programs which give them a special status. I feel that this is a very appropriate vehicle for conveying the concern and disapproval of the American people for this kind of callous deprivation of liberty. The plight of Jewish citizens in the Soviet Union has deeply troubled the conscience of the world. The recent actions by the Soviet Government to impose impossible "head taxes" on Jews who desire to leave the U.S.S.R. is another appalling example of the suppression to which these people are being subjected behind the Iron Curtain. Many of us have expressed our indignation in this very Chamber. and the House has even passed a resolution which called on the President to take every step at his disposal to end this injustice. However. by adopting the legislation introduced today. we will be able to do more than merely condemn or request the executive branch to act.
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