Mr. Speaker. I rise to address the serious plight and mistreatment accorded Ida Nudel in the Soviet Union. Idas situation and subsequent problems with Soviet authorities began over 10 years ago. In 1971. Ida applied for an exit visa to Israel. She was refused by the Soviet Government on the grounds that she knew too much as an economist to leave. This is when Ida began her crimes against the state. Because of sheer compassion. Ida began caring for other individuals imprisoned for similar crimes of conscience. For 7 years. Ida acted as an "angel of prisoners." During this time she was continually harassed by the KGB secret police.