Speech #1100113263

I was proud to be part of the effort to liberate the Jews of the Soviet Union and remember the historic Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jews in Washington. DC 20 years ago before I was a Member of Congress. I remember meeting Natan. then Anatoly Sharansky. at the gathering of approximately 250.000 people prior to the start of the ReaganGorbachev summit. This event helped increase the awareness of the plight of Soviet Jews throughout the world. Earlier. I demonstrated in front of the Soviet mission to the U.N. in New York in an effort to demonstrate how deeply I felt about religious freedom and the right of the Jews of the Soviet Union to emigrate. In conclusion. I urge my colleagues to support H.