[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 15 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E90-E91]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IRAN AND NORTH KOREA'S REGIMES

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 22, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Iran and North Korea continue to 
threaten the world with their nuclear ambitions. But they do not just 
terrorize the international community. Iran and North Korea 
systematically repress and persecute their own people. We all saw what 
the Ayatollah did to the peaceful protesters of the Green Movement in 
2009. And that was nothing new. Iran has been torturing and killing its 
own people since 1979. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans are held 
in political prisoner camps. They are beaten and tortured. Live 
abortions and killings of newborns are standard procedures there. We 
must expose these murderous regimes for what they are. More than 
sanctions, these regimes should fear the millions they enslave and 
repress. Our strategy must be expanded beyond sanctions.

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  We need to double down on our efforts to amplify the voices of the 
Iranian and North Korean people who yearn to be free. Both of these 
regimes are illegitimate. They must be held accountable. Their victims 
must be heard. And that's just the way it is.

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