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Ted Poe: But regime change--I mean, I personally think the best hope for the world for safety, including in Iran, is for the…

On the recordJuly 27, 2015
But regime change--I mean, I personally think the best hope for the world for safety, including in Iran, is for the people of Iran to have free elections and to let the people of Iran really decide who their government should be in a free setting.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe advocates for free elections in Iran as a path to safety.

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