I wish you were here with us." The question is. why cant Meyer and Lyuba be here with their grandson? The very fact that the day finally arrived when the Shcharanskys were reunited provides hope for all separated families. Although we rejoice at the release of Anatoly Shcharansky. his emigration must not be just an isolated incident. Mr. Speaker. as Members of Congress. we have an obligation to call upon the Soviet Union to abide by its treaty commitments. If our two nations hope to engage in meaningful negotiations. an atmosphere of trust must be established. sustained and nurtured between the United States and the U.S.S.R. In this spirit. we must send a clear signal tu the Soviets that we shall continue to be deeply concerned with the plight of Soviet Jews. We must remind the Kremlin that. in the words of Shcharansky himself. his emigration must be a "beginning of a long process of an improved situation for emigration and human rights. a policy which will give the Soviet Union new opportunities in other tields."
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