But the fact of the matter is that the annual review of mostfavorednation status for Romania which would be scrapped if this amendment were withdrawn does provide us with the one opportunity we have to apply some leverage on Romania. Romania is not like us. Romania is Eastern bloc. Romania is a repressive country. All of that has been said on the floor of the Senate. But we have been able to do some good with the annual review process of JacksonVanik. Senator PACKWOOD has pointed out that since 1973 170.000 people have emigrated from Romania. Last year 15.000 left Romania. more than the combined total from the U.S.S.R.. Bulgaria.
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