Speaker. today the United States House of Representatives again demonstrated its commitment to human rights and the plight of Soviet Jews by passing House Joint Resolution 376. As a cosponsor of the resolution. I am pleased to join my colleagues calling upon the Soviet Union to immediately grant permission to emigrate to all those who wish to join spouses in the United States. Most notable among the 400.000 Jews who have expressed a desire to leave the Soviet Union are the divided spouses. separated from their loved ones. In addition to the struggle to emigrate. divided spouse flight loneliness of another sort. never knowing whether they will ever be able to reunite with each other. The Soviet Union must not be allowed to have veto power over love and marriage. The sanctity of the family is recognized and respected in all modern societies and must be kept well above the political relations of the day.
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