Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980091977

The Soviets have loudly rejected JacksonVanik. Some in this country have tried to repeal it. But the fact is. Mr. President. that many thousands of Soviet Jewsand others as wellowe their freedom today to Scoop JACKSONS hardnosed insistence that we make the right to emigrate a major point in our foreign policy. The Jewish community in the country loved Scoop JACKSON more than any Member of the Congress. This entire country mourns the passing of SCOOP JACKSON. In every part of the world. those who value freedom know that they have lost a friend. In the Soviet Union. the persecuted dissenters and refuseniks know that one of their great defenders is gone.
Keywords matched
emigrate

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
HOWARD METZENBAUM
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
OH
Gender
M
Date
1983-09-14
Speech ID
980091977
Paragraph
#1
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