[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                  IRAN

  (Ms. SPEIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, while we are often focused on the things 
that make us different from other cultures, the recent news in Iran 
illustrates that there are far more things that bind us than that 
divide us. Freedom of speech, democracy and respect for basic fairness 
are not uniquely American or Western values. They are hardwired into 
all of us and are as elemental to the human experience as is the need 
for food, water or love.
  We will likely have political differences with the Government of Iran 
for years to come. Despite this, let us all remember that the Iranian 
people want many of the same things that Americans do. They want their 
voices to be heard just like us. They want their government to be just, 
open and accessible just like us. They want their economy to be strong 
and for their country to work towards greater peace and understanding 
around the world just like us.

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