Speaker. was provided to me by Pamela Cohen. president of the Union of Councils of Soviet Jewry. and chairman of Chicago action for Soviet Jewry. I handed it to the chairman. and most of those individuals got their release papers before we actually left the Soviet Union. We have worked long and hard to bring people to freedom. to have the chance to emigrate and since 1989 hundreds of thousands have left and continue to leave. We have an obligation to see that they are able to emigrate. that they have a chance to settle in Israel or. in some cases. in the United States. and our commitment through the loan guarantees to facilitate this process is a moral one and an absolute one. Chances that these loan guarantees will be without cost to the American taxpayer are very high. The United States is not paying anything. but to facilitate loans--many of which will be made by and will benefit U.S. commercial banks--is guaranteeing to pay if Israel doesnt.
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