At that time. Dr. Arbatov assured our group that the Soviet Union was not faltering in its attempt to grant visas to those persons desiring them. While this is a hopeful sign. in all honesty these are empty words for the thousands of Soviet citizens who have been denied the opportunity to emigrate. We must remain vigilant in our support for men and women like Pavel and Irina Zaslovskij and their daughter. Lena. Their plight is shared by far too many Soviet citizens. who. for a variety of reasons. want to leave their homeland. We cannot even begin to understand the political. economic. and emotional upheaval that surrounds them. We can only continually urge their government. both publicly and privately. to grant them the right to emigrate. Mr. Speaker. we. in government. must continue to stress the need for full Soviet compliance with the humanitarian provisions of the Helsinki agreement. Each year. the number of Jews allowed to emigrate continues to fall. and repressive campaigns against refuseniks are becoming more harsh. I will continue to urge the Soviet Government to issue visas for families like the Zaslowskij. Pavel and Lena have suffered enough. I only hope they know that we have not forgotten them. but will work until they are reunited with their families here in the United States.*
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