I remember very well in 1973 when the mostfavorednation status was blocked by the efforts of Senator Scoop Jackson. while George Shultz. then our Secretary of the Treasury. met with Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow to reassure him on JacksonVanik. It was a mistake. and the Congress reversed it with the JacksonVanik amendment. I hope Secretary Shultz doesnt make the same mistake again. The Senator from Colorado has made an important point that he is concerned about this issue but wishes to vote to confirm anyway. I feel that the message of concern will be a little stronger by my voting against Mr. Verity because of his insensitivity on the issue of Jewish emigration from the U.S.S.R.. an issue I have been deeply concerned about. Frankly. I believe Bill Verity should recuse himself from this issue in the Cabinet.
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