Whether it is the Soviet constitution. the Helsinki accords or arms treaties. the Soviets continue to violate every agreement. I say to you today that we. as free men and women. cannot abandon our brothers and sisters of faith who wish to leave the oppression of the Soviet Union. The persecution of families like the Kosharovskys and the Ghinises is a direct violation of the commitments to freedom of thought. conscience. religious expression. and emigration made by the Soviet Government. I call upon my distinguished colleagues to join me in condemning the Soviet treatment of families seeking freedom and in urging the President to communicate directly to the Soviet leadership Americas deep concern about continuing repressive immigration policies and human rights violations.*
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