EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR IRANIANS WHO EMBRACE DEMOCRACY -- (House of Representatives - June 19, 2009)
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Mr. ISSA. I thank the gentlelady.
Mr. Speaker, it is clear today that some would have us be silent as to the aspiration of the people risking life and limb on the streets of Iran today. We cannot and should not be that way. Yes, it's an internal matter, but it's an internal matter in a country which has been ruled by theocrats for so very long who have denied real free elections, and even when the will of the people was obvious, in fact, want to overturn the will of the people for a President who could be a reformer and give opportunity, particularly to women in this country.
So I urge support for this resolution because it sends the message that we are, in fact, with the people who want freedom.
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