Mr. Speaker. I rise to call attention to the plight of Soviet Jews. Jewish emigration has declined dramatically in recent years from 51.000 in 1979 to less than 1.000 in 1984. Despite the change in Soviet leadership and the resumption of arms control negotiations. Soviet mistreatment of Jews and refuseniks continues unabated. Sadly. we in Congress have little direct leverage with which to persuade the Soviet leadership to abandon its campaign of harassment and ntimidatin. We can. however. call international attention to the unjust treatment of these people by bringing to light the cases of individual refuseniks and their families.
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