[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H314-H315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SUPPORTING IRANIAN PROTESTERS

  (Mr. SANTOS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SANTOS. Madam Speaker, today I rise in support of the brave 
Iranian protestors who are fighting against barbaric forces of 
immorality.
  During his 1967 inaugural address as Governor of California, Ronald 
Reagan said that ``Freedom is a fragile thing, and it is never more 
than one generation away from extinction.''

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  Iranian protestors have based this revolution on three principles: 
women, life, and freedom, all of which America has rightfully 
championed.
  With a considerable population of Iranian Americans in New York's 
Third Congressional District, let America serve as a Democratic beacon 
of light for the Iranian men and women who are fighting abroad.
  I acknowledge Representative Tenney, who introduced a House 
concurrent resolution commending the bravery of the men and women of 
Iran.
  I declare, with every bullet and with every act of violence imposed 
by the Iranian government, comes a call for us to condemn their actions 
and urge the Biden administration to take far greater actions than mere 
sanctions to address the countless murders and examples of senseless 
brutality.

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