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Republicans Nudge Democrats Over Iran Resolution

By | 06.19.09 | 10:53 am

There’s some static between Democratic and Republican members of Congress in favor of the Iran Resolution. After Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) used her time to talk about Iran’s nuclear program, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) gently shifted the focus back to “the people of the Iran.” Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) very More…

House Debating Mike Pence’s Iran Resolution

By | 06.19.09 | 10:27 am

Right now, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) is speaking in favor of H.Res. 549, the resolution introduced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and reworked by the Democratic chairman of the foreign relations committee to endorse the resistance in Iran.

Berman is sort of hedging his bets in More…

Mike Pence’s Iran Resolution

By | 06.16.09 | 4:46 pm

The Indiana Republican’s office sends it over. It’s brief, with a preamble that quotes the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and a soaring conclusion:

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

1) expresses its support for all Iranian citizens who struggle for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and the protection of

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