BILIRAKIS. for speaking out once again on the important human rights problems facing Soviet Jewry and for leading a congressional delegation to the Soviet Union. It is encouraging that in the present Congress. there has been a renewed commitment by so many Members of the House to this important issue. even though it is regrettable that the situation in the Soviet Union has deteriorated miserably in the last 18 months. Last month. only 36 individuals were allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union. Last year. less than 900 were allowed to leave. compared to 51.000 in 1979. We have seen a dramatic increase in arrests. harassment. and searches of homes.
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