This legislation expresses the sense of the House that. the ExportImport Bank and other Government agencies take no action on applications of ineligible nonmarket economy countries until the Senate acts on the Trade Reform Act. That act. of course. contains the Vanik amendment. which I also cosponsored. and strikes a powerful blow for freedom which is sure to be heard in the Kremlin and other capitals of repressive countries throughout the world. The Vanik amendment precludes credits to such countries which deny their citizens the right to freely emigrate. Although it is aimed primarily at the Soviet Union for its repressive treatment of its Jews. the legislation has a broader ethical application not restricted to any one country or any one persecuted minority. For the ExportImport Bank to extend such credits at this time would be an insult to the House and a move to
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