Session #97 · 1981–83

Speech #970003906

Mr. President. today Is the 948th day that two families. the Vashchenkos and Chmykhalovs. have Ieen living in a 12by15foot room in the basement of the American Embassy in Moscow. They have tried and failed six times to receive official permission to emigrate from the U.S.S.R. Their situation seems hopeless. Yet today also marks the ninth day of freedom for the 52 former hostages of Iran. whom Americans proudly welcomed home after their grueling experience. Although the seven Russian Christians in the American Embassy do not face the constant danger that the 52 Americans faced in Iran. they hourly face the fear of being released into the hands of the KGB and losing their refuge at the American Embassy.
Keywords matched
emigrate

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
ROGER JEPSEN
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
1981-01-29
Speech ID
970003906
Paragraph
#0
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