I thank the Senator for his kind remarks. I want to say how much all of us appreciate his leadership and the leadership of Senator KASTEN and others on the issue. but particularly the work that they have done over a long period of time on this issue of Soviet Jewry. as well as on the issue of the security of the State of Israel. I commend Senators INOUYE and KASTEN for their leadership in putting forward this bipartisan proposal for United States loan guarantees to assist the Government of Israel in resettling the record numbers of Soviet refugees flooding into Israel. It is an impressive demonstration of the broad bipartisan support for these guarantees that 70 Senators are sponsoring this proposal. All of us regret the unfortunate controversy surrounding this issue.
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