Rep. Charles Vonik (D. Ohio) who co-authored with Sen. Henry Jackson (D. Wash.) the amendment to the Trade Act of 1974 prohibiting trade benefits for the Soviet Union until it release emigration rules for Jews and other minorities, will not seek re-election.
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