Barack Obama actually said...

The Jackson-Vanik Amendment--enacted vis-a-vis the former Soviet Union--long ago fulfilled its purpose with regard to Russia: to support free emigration, particularly Jewish emigration.

Context

Obama discusses the outdated purpose of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment concerning Russia.

02/15/2012

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