Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of House Concurrent Resolution 34. which reminds us of the continued violations by the Soviet Union of its international human rights obligations. especially its violations of the right to emigrate. In recent days. and weeks. and months. the Soviet Government has sought to inform the United States of its new policy of glasnost. or openness. Mr. Speaker. we would all welcome the opening of Soviet society. and none would welcome it more than the 400.000 Soviet Jews who wish to emigrate and on whose behalf I speak today. If this openness is the beginning of a change in the emigration policies of the Soviet Union. I welcome it. But the Soviet Government must be continually reminded that only real change can overcome this stumbling block in United StatesSoviet relations.
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