Congressman Tom Emmer (R.) U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 6th congressional district, addressed at the Free Iran World Summit 2021 on July 10, 2021.

My name is Tom Emmer, and I represent Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District.

Thank you for inviting me to join your summit today. I am proud to stand with all of you in your mission for a free and democratic Iran.

We come together today with shared goals: an end to repression, an end to persecution, and an end to terror. As all of you know, so-called “President” Ebrahim Raisi is not the true choice of the Iranian people – far from it – nor will he bring them a better future.

But we must not lose hope: The challenges ahead shouldn’t discourage us, but instead strengthen our resolve. This year, I again co-sponsored a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives condemning the state-sponsored terrorism that has plagued Iran for decades and expressing support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, non-nuclear republic.

Together, we can look forward to the day when all Iranians will be able to live without fear.

Thank you for your hope for a free Iran and for your hard work toward making this goal a reality.

And thank you again for letting me join you.”