Mr. President. I rise today to speak on Yuri and Tanya Semenovsky. Soviet Jews who have been refused visas by the Soviet Government. We live in a time of rising expectations regarding the Soviet Unions attitudes and policies on issues ranging from arms control. to environmental protection. and to human rights. However. it is important for all to recognize that before the Soviet Union attempts to seize the highground in terms of international opinion. it must first confront its longstanding attitudes and poor record of accomplishment in fulfilling its responsibilities toward its own citizens human rights. Nowhere is this dismal record more evident than in the case of Soviet leaderships treatment of Soviet Jews. who often become pawns in pursuit of larger Soviet goals on the international scene.