Mr. Speaker. in the past few months we. in the Congress. have been sensitive to the effect of the Soviet Unions emigration policy on a Jewish minority that is seeking freedom to emigrate. primarily to Israel. Congress continues to campaign against extension of favorable conditions for SovietAmerican trade without redress. and we have noted some reaction recently in the Soviet Union to our expressions of concern. I refer specifically to a report from Moscow that the education tax would be suspended. I applaud this step by the Soviet Union and hope that it is a sign that the Kremlin leadership is indeed going to relent on its policy concerning emigration. Now. however. rather than further discuss this issue. I wish to focus attention on another no less important concern. the fate of the Ukrainians in the Soviet Union who find themselves harassed and imprisoned because of their courageous demands for justice.
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