Mr. Speaker. today I would like to report to my colleagues in the Congress about the status of the unfortunate case of Yakov and Olga Galperin. The Galperins are Jews living in the Soviet Union who first applied to emigrate in 1979. Their request was subsequently denied. and they remain in the U.S.S.R. Their unfortunate plight has a special interest for me because their close relative Mrs. Kay Halperin Barner lives in San Mateo. CA. in my congressional district. She has courageously and steadfastly fought for the release of Yakov and Olga since their first unsuccessful attempt to emigrate more than 8 years ago. I have written many letters on behalf of the Galperins. and many of my colleagues in the House have joined me in signing these appeals. On August 1. 1986. 102 members of Congress and 7 members of the Senate sent a letter to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev urging that the Galperins be given permission to emigrate. This broad bipartisan support for Yakov and Olga is widely acknowledged and greatly appreciated. Mr.
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