Those ports of exit are our last line of defense.

I respectfully suggest that we study, propose, and pass legislation that more tightly controls the sale, resale, purchase, multiple purchases, possession, and transportation of weapons and ammunitions.

I was looking for my nameplate to be placed here for the appropriate protocol.

I have to make a statement of my absolute opposition to the line of legislation that has been passed in Arizona.

Can we close the gun show loopholes that seem to allow drugs to pass back and forth? That would be helpful to you as well.

even though we didn't see people on the streets, month after month, and we didn't have a lot of coverage of it, that I've always believed that, once something stirs in someone's heart and they want to take action, just because they're not…

The United States must also work with the international community to hold the Iranian regime accountable for human rights abuses.

The recently announced Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act addresses the issues above.

I wanted to just highlight, for the record, a letter dated April 20, that Senator Menendez and Senator Cardin and I sent to the State Department.

It is our duty to bear witness to the truth of the plight of the Iranian opposition.

President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and other senior members of the administration are constantly speaking out about these abuses.

And you obviously think some of them are persuadable, to use a word in our lexicon. Yes?

And even some--a good number who may have been supporters of Ahmadinejad in the past?

we've had the--we very much welcome the administration's engagement recently with the Human Rights Council and the assignment of the Special Rapporteur.

We urge the Iranian Government to promptly release Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal so that they may return to their families.

It is a significant achievement that this action was taken.

I want to move to sanctions.

Human rights sanctions are a useful and effective way of targeting abusers and communicating international concerns to the Iranian people.