Mr. Speaker. in 1976. Anatoly Genis applied for a visa to leave the U.S.S.R. to Join his family in the United States. The Soviets turned him down. As a result. he lost his job and he is prevented from practicing his profession. Today. suffering deep depression and financial hardship. he is a street cleaner and metro sweeper despite his doctorate in mathematics. His visa applications have been reJected more than 25 times since 1976. Recently. the authorities invited him to seek a visa to visit his family. He did. And again was rejected. They say Anatoly possesses state secrets although he never worked on classified assignments. Still. they taunt him with false rumors that he will get his visa. Mr. Speaker.