For this. they are forced to live a life of ignominy and scorn in a nation which refuses to grant them permission to leave to live a fulfilling life elsewhere. Some of my constituents have personally met the Hess family and found them to be remarkably courageous. warm. and wonderful people. This personal contact only serves to emphasize the horrors of the archaic. oppressive system which refuses to recognize their fundamental human right to emigrate to join their family and to freely observe their religious beliefs. I wish to take this moment to draw the attention of my colleagues to the continuing pattern of harassment and oppression in the Soviet Union against citizens who dare to seek the most basic human rights. as reflected in the individual case of the Grigory Hess family.9
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