Mr. Speaker. I would like to join with my colleagues who came to the floor on March 15. to display our solidarity with Jews of the Soviet Union. I would like to pay tribute to the thousands of Soviet Jews who are seeking their right to emigrate. to practice their religion freely. and to study their history. language. and culture. March 15 also marked the eighth anniversary of the arrest of Soviet Jewish activist Anatoly Shcharansky. Anatoly Shcharansky is a man who symbolizes the spirit and courage of Soviet Jews who seek to live free from persecution and oppression. He has been a refusenik since 1973. captive in a country that does not allow the basic human rights of freedom of thought and religion.
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