But the fact is. the situation is only getting worse. and so I am grateful to my colleagues. Messrs. PORTER. LANTOS. MRAZEK. and KEMP. for calling this special order. Obviously there is little we can do directly to change the oppressive policies of the Soviet Union. as many of us know from the frustrating experience of trying to reunite Soviet Jews with their relatives here in the United States. The sorry reality is that in 1984 only 869 Jews were allowed to emigrate. down from a peak of 51.000 only 5 years ago. and behind these statistics are countless tragic stories. I will mention one of these stories. Mr.
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