I thank my colleagues. the lady from Maryland and the gentleman from Arizona. for organizing this special order on Soviet Jewry. The subject is always timely. but particularly so today when the House has before it House Concurrent Resolution 34. which expresses our very strong objections to the Soviet Unions consistent violation of the Helsinki final act and basic human rights. The bill focusses particularly on the new Soviet codification of the emigration laws. which makes it even more difficult for Jews. and other religious and ethnic minorities. to emigrate. Today. Irina Ratushinskaya testified at a hearing of the Helsinki Commission.
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