Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980193859

Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of House Concurrent Resolution 304. expressing the sense of Congress that Yelena Bonner should be allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union to seek medical treatment and urging the President to protest continued Soviet mistreatment of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner. his wife. As reported in the press over the last several days. Andrei Sakharov. world renowned physicist and Nobel Peace laureate now in exile in Gorky. has initiated a hunger strike in an attempt to compel Soviet authorities to drop charges against his wife Yelena Bonner. and to grant her an exit visa for the purpose of receiving urgently needed medical care. According to the New York Times of last Wednesday. May 9.
Keywords matched
emigrate visa

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES LEACH
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IA
Gender
M
Date
1984-05-16
Speech ID
980193859
Paragraph
#0
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