In my judgment. it would be totally unrealistic for the Soviet Government to think these actions will not be an issue as we in the Congress and in the Nation are confronted with Soviet desires. for trade arrangements with and concessions from the United States. The repressions of which I speak. Mr. Speaker. are manifold. They include prohibitions against the practice of religion and the banning of books in Hebrew. They include job discrimination. discrimination in educational opportunities. and. of course. discrimination in emigration policies. But they also include harassment and arrests of those who seek to leave the Soviet Union or to acknowledge their Jewishness. induction into the military. job loss. intensive questioning. disconnection of phone lines. and travel restrictions. These higher fees represent a further attempt to stifle the individual freedoms and human rights of a large group of Soviet citizens.
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