Mr. President. one of the continuing questions facing the Congress and the American people is how we can best influence the Soviet Union to show greater respect for the basic human rights of its citizens. A central part of our concern relates to the fate of Jewish citizens of the U.S.S.R.. who face statesanctioned oppression at home and yet are denied the right to emigrate. Dozens of Senators and Representatives have spoken out against the crackdown on Jewish activists and other dissidents in the U.S.S.R. in recent months and about the appalling drop in the numbers of Jews allowed to leave the country. We have written to Soviet leaders. debated resolutions. and considered changes in our law in an effort to get greater cooperation from the U.S.S.R.
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