He has never found himself beholden to special interests during his 26year career. and rather than forgo the freedom of thought and action he has enjoyed during those years. he chose not to seek another term because that would have entailed his having to raise a campaign war chest in order to win reelection. Surely we in the Congress and the people of the 22d District of Ohio will suffer from the loss of his insights and energy. Probably the legislation CHARLIE will be longest remembered for is the Jackson/Vanik amendment which requires the President to examine the emigration policies of Communist nations seeking Most Favored Nation Trading Status. In fact. it requires the President to affirmatively assert that the nation in question is allowing people to freely emigrate. This amendment gives hope to millions of people seeking to escape the oppression they live under. People who desire to leave their homelands because they live in nations which crush dissent and deny them the right to practice their religion freely.
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