ron pollett. good to see you again, ron. we talked with you over there in russia, moscow not long ago. mr. pollett is president and ceo of ge russia. thanks very much again, mr. pollett. next mr. watty taylor. watty is one of our guys. he is from montana. he is president of the mountain stock grow association, second generation family rancher from kirby, montana. thank you, watty, very much for coming to join us. next we have mr. paul williams, president, chairman of the board, american society of composers, authors, and publishers. thank you very much, mr. williams. senator hatch sends his special regards to you. he could not be here today. but he wanted me to tell you how much he appreciates working with you in various matters. it's meant a lot to him. he deeply regrets he cannot be here. >> i appreciate it. he has been very kind. >> and finally, mr. al larson, chairman of the board of transparency international usa. i must tell you mr. larson i enjoyed meeting with the president of transparency international russia in mosc

when i traveled to russia last month, i met with russian and american business leaders, including ron pollett, who is also here with us today. i also met with leaders of the jewish community. the message for all of these activists was clear. the united states should repeal jackson vannic and pass russia pntr. in fact, earlier this last week, leading russian democracy and human rights activists wrote two letters calling on congress to repeal jackson vannic. i'm entering both letters into the record as part of the statement. one letter from the activist states that today the jackson vannic amendment, quote, only hinders the interaction of the

when i traveled to russia last month, i met with russian and american business leaders, including ron pollett, who is also here with us today. i also met with leaders of the jewish community. the message for all of these activists was clear. the united states should repeal jackson vannic and pass russia pntr.