Speaker. I rise today in support of House Joint Resolution 190. which seeks to designate May 3. 1987. and May 1. 1988. as "Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry." This annual massive rally is held at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza opposite the United Nations building in New York City. Hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals unite to express their solidarity with the more than 400.000 Soviet Jews who have expressed their desire to exercise their rights. under the Helsinki Final Act. to family reunification. Currently there are some 3.5 million Soviet Jews residing in the Soviet Union. About 400.000 of these have applied to emigrate and 20.000 Soviet Jews have been refused the right to emigrate at least once. I commend my colleagues. Mr.
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