Katrina Lantos Swett: “I commend your focus on the continued deterioration of religious freedom conditions in Iran, most notably for Christians…”

That vulnerability needs to be exploited, not merely to achieve progress on the nuclear front, but to achieve progress on the human rights front.

The fact that a majority of the people in this world face persecution and oppression because of their faith is something that should offend every American.

Congress has an extraordinary role, has had an extraordinary role historically in being the conscience of our nation when it comes to human rights.

Every human being has the right to freedom and of the freedom from religion, and ensuring these rights are upheld and protected worldwide should be a key component to American foreign policy.