[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 197 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF IRAN

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the people of Iran have taken to the 
streets and continue to protest against the illegitimate regime of the 
Ayatollah and the mullahs. These protests have taken place in numerous 
cities now for 1 year.
  The people protest the war-mongering dictatorship, the tyranny of the 
Iranian Government and its terrorist activities. The people want 
freedom. However, the mullahs are reacting with crackdowns on the 
people.
  Arrests, beatings, and jailing continues to occur. It is interesting 
that the majority of these protests are led by women and the young. 
Even truck drivers have gone on strike in the protest.
  Groups such as the MEK have spoken out against the corrupt Iranian 
Government and oppression of the people. Further, the Government of 
Iran has sworn to destroy the United States. The United States should 
stand with the Iranian people in their quest for freedom from the 
tyrants of Iran.
  As President Kennedy once said: ``Let every nation know, whether it 
wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, 
meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the 
survival and the success of liberty.''
  And that is just the way it is.

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