I was very happy this week to learn from my good friend and colleague. CONNIE MACK. that the Michelson family will finally be reunited in this country. The Soviets have committed themselves to allow Galina to emigrate. and there may finally be a happy ending to this very sad story. House Joint Resolution 376 holds importance because there are countless cases involving separated spouses that have been documented and officially registered with Soviet Foreign Ministry officials. I have joined with my colleagues in these efforts on many occasions and will continue to do so. but today we have the opportunity to remind the Soviet Government officially and publicly that its policy regarding divided spouses is unfair and should be changed. During my trip to the Soviet Union. I also visited Abram Kagan and his family. who have been seeking visas from the Soviet Government since 1976. Recently. I learned that Abrams wife and children were given permission to leave. but he was denied a visa on a technicality involving incomplete paperwork. In this case. the Soviets have created another divided family by their actions. Today. we have the opportunity to formally file a clear and very public protest to the Soviet Union at a time when we seek to build a better relationship between nations.
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