As we speak, women all over Iran are protesting against the suppression of their rights under the regime of the ayatollah. And here we are debating how much we should suppress women's rights. What an irony.
Gerry Connolly: “As we speak, women all over Iran are protesting against the suppression of their rights under the regime of the…”
On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
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Connolly highlights the irony of debating women's rights in the U.S. while women protest in Iran.
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