Speech #980183712

In Congress there have been efforts to relieve the persecution of many religious minorities. including the Jews in Ethiopia. the Christians and Jews in the Soviet Union. the Coptic Christians in Egypt and the Bahais in Iran. These issues have often been brought up on the House floor. Mr. Speaker. we have passed several resolutions expressing the sense of Congress that various countries should allow their citizens to freely practice religion and to emigrate to another land if desired. There have been over 30 resolutions introduced in the House and Senate concerning the persecution of Jews. Some of these bills concern present injustices to individuals or to communities as a whole. some resolutions recognize past injustices.