Mr. Speaker. all of the nations which signed the Helsinki Final Act. including the Soviet Union. pledged to do everything possible to reunite families separated by political boundaries. Because the Soviet Union has failed to live up to that promise. Members of Congress are conducting a vigil on the House floor entitled "Call to Conscience" on behalf of Soviet Jewish families and individuals who are being forcibly detained in the U.S.S.R. as a result of the Soviet Governments repressive immigration policy. Last year. I participated in a similar vigil. "Spirit of Helsinki." on behalf of Zina and Arkady Abranzon. It saddens me very deeply that my participation in the "Call to Conscience" must again be directed toward the plight of the same family.
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