{"id":6023,"date":"2018-08-02T17:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2018-08-02T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T15:15:38","slug":"free-iran-rally-us-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2018\/08\/free-iran-rally-us-congress\/6023\/","title":{"rendered":"The firm support of the US Congress over the Free Iran Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><h3>The firm support of the US Congress over <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/category\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2018\/\">the Free Iran Rally<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rep. Tom McClintock, California Republican<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I strongly support the Iranian people\u2019s resistance and I stand behind President Trump\u2019s strong word of backing and encouragement The Iranian people need more than our good wishes \u2014 and the time has come to act and the time has come to stand tall with the freedom movement of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<em>Rep. McClintock is Chairman of the House Natural Resources subcommittee on Federal Lands.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rep. Barry Loudermilk, Georgia Republican<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have long been an advocate for a free, democratic, non-nuclear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0and hope that we will soon see great progress in accomplishing these goals..You, the Iranian people, are the ones who will bring real change in your country, and we stand with you and support your non-violent protests for freedom, peace, and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<em>Rep. Barry Loudermilk serves on the House Committees on Financial Services; Administration; and Science, Space and Technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rep. Doug LaMalfa, California Republican<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am coming to you today to talk to you about supporting a free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>, one with a democratic-elected government process, one that respects men and women, one that will not seek to proliferate in the nuclear race, one that will, indeed, give\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0back the individual responsibilities and liberties it used to have before, one that was so prosperous What NCRI is doing I support, and that will help turn the tide and bring about a form of government that is fair to the people and one that is tailored to fit what the people of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0need.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<em>Rep. LaMalfa is Chairman of the House Natural Resources subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/category\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2018\/\">About the Free Iran Rally<\/a><\/h3>\n<h6 class=\"single-post-title\"><span class=\"post-title\">Speech By Maryam Rajavi, At The NCRI\u2019s Annual Gathering \u201d\u00a0<\/span>the Free Iran Rally \u201c<span class=\"post-title\">In Paris, June 30, 2018<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2018\/07\/01\/ncri-annual-gathering\/<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The firm support of the US Congress over the Free Iran Rally Rep. 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