Second. this is not a oneHouse veto. If we are going to overturn the Presidents action that has previously been taken. it would require companion action in the Senate. which is not contemplated. and the deadline for that action would be August 3. in any event. too short for Senate action. What we are doing here is sending a message to those people who have been amongst the most flagrant violators of human rights. the JacksonVanik provisions with respect to freedom of emigration. people who have engaged in terrorist acts themselves. perpetrated by themselves. but who have also trained terrorists within their borders. These are people who have bulldozed churches and converted Bibles into toilet paper. This. my colleagues in this body must recognize. is the only chance they are going to have to go on record and to be heard as far as having taken a public position on the issue.
Keywords matched
emigration