Mr. Speaker. today I am introducing legislation that supports a waiver of the JacksonVanik amendment with respect to the Soviet Union. My resolution affirms that Congress is prepared to support such a waiver once the President has received appropriate assurances that the Soviet Government is on a course toward sustained high levels of emigration. We are witnessing very significant progress in Soviet emigration performance. I believe that concrete actions by the United States that encourage the Soviets to make even further progressand there is more to be madeare essential to our national interests and to the interests of all people in the Soviet Union who wish to emigrate. A Presidential waiver of the JacksonVanik amendment is one such action. The fact is that JacksonVanik has worked as it was envisioned by its authors. Emigration of Soviet Jews in f989 may well surpass any previous year. Once the President is assured that this is a trend that will continue and so requests a waiver. we are ready to support him. I am equally aware that. while something has been happening in the Soviet Union. there is also something exciting happening in the American Jewish community.
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