Dorothy Fosdick. and. of course. with his other aide. Richard Perle. who played a major role in the initiation and development of the legislation. The idea of placing economic pressure on Communist states to increase emigration played a key role in softening up the Kremlin regimes to make possible the Soviet Jewry demand of "Let My People Go." For the first time. there was legislation to put teeth into the previous congressional humanitarian resolutions. From 1976 to 1986. Jacob Birnbaum conducted annual Most Favored Nation campaigns. based on JacksonVanik. to pressure various countries. including Romania. to increase emigration and to release prisoners. He testified annually before both Senate and House Committees. In the latter 1970s.
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