I will oppose it in the Ways and Means Committee and on the floor of the Congress unless the Soviets cease this harassment and eliminate this ransom requirementa requirement that is reminiscent of the Egyptian pharaohs edicts of 3.500 years ago. ormore recentlyHitlers plan of trading human beings for trucks. Basic human rights transcend any economic considerations. It is time now. as trade breakthroughs are announced with the Soviet Union. that we draw the line. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee. I shall introduce legislation next week to preclude any further consummation of trade agreements unless and until the Soviet Union ceases the harassment of its Jewish citizens and recognizes the full meaning of its own constitution on freedom of emigration and expression. This ransom must stop and our trade advances must be suspended until this goal is achieved. In addition.
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