Mr. Speaker. last year President Bush stated that he would not waive the JacksonVanik amendment for the Soviet Union until the Soviets codified and faithfully implemented a law on freedom of emigration. Despite the fact that 1989 saw a record exodus of Soviet Jews. the President remained true to his word and I commend him for that. On the eve of the upcoming summit. I urge him to once again stand firmly behind human rights and compel the Soviets to honor their stated commitment to freedom of emigration. There are still over 300 longterm refuseniks who are arbitrarily being denied their basic human right to live where they choose. One case.
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