Texas. The couple has been married since 1983. Elena and her stepdaughter Julia have twice been denied permission to emigrate since their first application in December In Moscow. Mr. Speaker. in addition to these people who have been denied the right to be reunited with their spouses. American citizens. we met several other groups of refuseniks. and their stories were just as painful. However. as a veteran and a member of the Committee on Veterans Affairs. I was particularly struck by the plight of a highly decorated Soviet veterans who has been denied permission to emigrate to Israel repeatedly since 1972. My colleague. the gentleman from Texas I believe mentioned him. Lev Ovsishcher was only 17 when he enlisted in the Soviet army in 1936. and he was the recipient of many honors during his 25year military career.
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