[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H53]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   COMMENDING PRESIDENT TRUMP ON IRAN

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to commend President Trump 
for his actions in dealing with Iran.
  The White House has shown restraint up to this point, since Iran has 
been a bad actor going all the way back to 1979, one of the largest 
sponsors of terror the world has ever seen.
  The President has been patient, and, finally, with the actions 
recently at the embassy, took that step to eliminate General Soleimani, 
which was needed in order to not only send a message but stop a lot of 
the carnage.
  Moving forward, we hope for and wish for true freedom for the people 
of Iran so that they would be able to live more like they did pre-1979, 
with the freedom, especially for women, to associate as they please.
  This is not about regime change, and it is not about wanting to start 
a war. It is about, indeed, helping our neighbors and our colleagues in 
the Middle East to have stability from the state sponsor of terror.

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