How much has it changed. and whythose are the questions we in the United States need answered as we enter a crucial period for our two nations. There is much at stakeperhaps peace in the world. That is why it is timely. and I think essential. that the Foreign Relations Committee holds hearings to probe these issues. As Americans. we cannot allow ourselves to become complacent about the human rights of millions of people. We cannot afford to be charmed into believing that our reckoning of democracy is being adopted by the Soviet Union. We applaud the changes. the releases. the exit visas that have been issued. But as Sakharov said. "how far will it go?" It is not merely a rhetorical question.