I rise in reluctant opposition to the motion of my good friend. the gentleman from Illinois . and in support of President Reagans decision to extend mostfavorednation status to Romania for another year. No one in this Chamber can deny that Romania has an abysmal record on human rights. The issue. however. is not the human rights situation per se. but what good can be accomplished by our continuing imposition of trade restrictions on Romania. also we seek to improve Romanian emigration and its human rights policies. Romania of late has been fairly responsive on emigration issues. especially family reunification cases. We have been able to make some progress on certain specific abuses of human rights. The political situation in Romania is subject to change. with the current leadership aging and under stress.
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