Mr. Speaker. I have been actively involved in efforts to free Soviet Jews since before my election to Congress. In July 1986 I "adopted" the case of Vladimir Lifshitz. a longtime refusenik. On his behalf. I sent several letters to General Secretary Gorbachev and other Soviet authorities requesting that Mr. Lifshitz and his family be allowed to emigrate. Fortunately. permission to emigrate was finally granted and Vladimir was allowed to leave the Soviet Union in November 1987. On December 3. I had the opportunity to meet Vladimir on the steps of the Capitol. The next day. Vladimir Lifshitz presented his testimony to the Helsinki Commission regarding the Soviet Union and Human Rights under glasnost.
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