Currently serving a 13year sentence. his incarceration has ignited a sense of compassion throughout the free world. In addition to Mr. Shcharansky are the thousands of other individuals who are being detained by the Soviet Union and unable to obtain the necessary approval to emigrate. Mr. Speaker. such an abrogation of human rights is morally repugnant. Those who seek to emigrate in order that they have the opportunity to be with their loved ones and to practice their religion have been continually harassed by the Soviet Union. I am hoping that my colleagues will join with me today in urging the Soviet Union to abide by the agreements which they have signed. Let us also take a moment to consider the strength which many Soviet Jews possess in order to live through each day without their families. and who are unable to openly practice their religious beliefs.
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