02/02/2012
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"This bill pushes the Administration to impose Levinson Act sanctions on hostage-taking."
"Taking hostages is a murderous tactic in the war between dictators of rule of gun opposing democracy's rule of law."
"American policies should be what was declared in 1797 by South Carolinian, American ambassador Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to France, millions for defense, not a penny for tribute."
"We want freedom for the people of Iran, the courage--and to recognize the courage of the protesters in 4,000 different communities."