House Concurrent Resolution 34. and I want to commend the distinguished chairman of our Foreign Affairs Committee. the gentleman from Florida [Mr. FAscELL. and our ranking member. the gentleman from Michigan . along with the distinguished chairman of our subcommittee. the gentleman from Pennsylvania . and the rankng member. the gentleman from New York . for bringing this measure to the floor today for full House consideration. and I commend the gentleman from Maryland . the gentleman from Illinois . and the gentleman from California for their supporting remarks. House Concurrent Resolution 34 expresses the sense of Congress regarding the recently implemented restrictive Soviet emigration regulations. which severely limit those individuals who will be allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union for family reunification purposes. Websters new collegiate dictionary defines a family as "a group of persons of common ancestry." Yet the Soviet Union. through its Implementation of these restrictive regulations. has defined a family as consisting only of first degree relatives. that is. parents and children. brothers. sisters. and spouses. Grandparents are not included. nor are first cousins. aunts. uncles. or other relations.
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