Morrie turned his attention to Capitol Hill where he took a position as a legislative assistant in the House of Representatives. In 1974. while working as an aide for Senator Abraham Ribicoff. Morrie was instrumental in crafting the JacksonVanik Amendmentpart of the Trade Act of 1974which provided for an Increase of Jewish immigrants from the thenreligiously oppressive Soviet Union. into the United States. Another significant achievement of Morries was to become executive director of AIPAC. the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. During Morries tenure at AIPAC. the political action committee grew to be one of the most successful interest groups in Washington.
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