Speaker. I commend my colleague from California for requesting this time today so that we may express our outrage at the continued repression of Soviet Jews by the Soviet Government. The Soviets deny thousands of requests each year from Jews seeking to emigrate to Israel. the United States. and other nations where they will be permitted to worship freely. In fact. Soviet leaders have almost entirely choked off Jewish emigration. as they allowed only 900 exit visas to Soviet Jews last year. One Soviet Jew. Igor Tsiperfal. was fortunate enough toreceive a visa last year. emigrated to the United States. and now lives in Pinellas County. FL. Maria Vesperl. a reporter for the St.
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