[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 193--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ALL IRANIAN CITIZENS WHO 
EMBRACE THE VALUES OF FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND RULE 
                     OF LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Brownback, 
Mr. Kyl, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 193

       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses its support for all Iranian citizens who 
     embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, 
     and rule of law;
       (2) condemns the ongoing violence against demonstrators by 
     the Government of Iran and pro-government militias, as well 
     as the ongoing government suppression of independent 
     electronic communication through interference with the 
     Internet and cellphones; and
       (3) affirms the universality of individual rights and the 
     importance of democratic and fair elections.

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