Hi John,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
I have good news: the House of Representatives is expected to vote on and pass H.Con.Res. 7 [[link removed]] , commending the Iranian people, as soon as tomorrow. It's a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that condemns the Iranian government's human rights abuses and offers smart approaches to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people.      
NIAC Action supports this bill and we need your help, John, to make sure your legislator supports it and to build momentum for passage in the Senate. Will you sign our petition calling on Congress to pass H.Con.Res. 7? [[link removed]]                                                                                                                      
SIGN PETITION NOW [[link removed]]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Why is this bill so important?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
resolution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
explicitly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
calls                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
big                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
tech                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
companies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
make                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
vital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
internet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
communications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
technology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
accessible                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
people                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
inside                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Although                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Biden                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
administration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
loosened                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
internet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
restrictions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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last                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
September,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
many                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
private                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
sector                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
companies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
have                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
failed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
meet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
moment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
help                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Iranians.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
That’s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
why                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
H.Con.Res.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
paramount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
encouraging                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
risk-averse                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
tech                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
giants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
provide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Iranians                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
vital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
tools                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
skirt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Iranian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
government’s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
surveillance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
3.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
H.Con.Res                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
encourages                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
sanctions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
targeted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
at                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
human                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
violators,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Iranian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
society                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
whole.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Compared                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
nationwide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
sanctions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
have                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
hurt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Iranian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
society                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
decades-long                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
movement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
democracy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
human                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
rights,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
resolution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
encourages                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Biden                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
administration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
keep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
focusing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
authorities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
directly                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
target                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Iran’s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
repressive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
apparatus,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
its                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
innocent                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
citizens.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
We’re on the verge of seeing a victory for Iranian protestors and human rights. Can you help us move one step closer to passing H.Con.Res. 7 by signing our petition? [[link removed]]                                                                                                                                                                                                   
TELL CONGRESS: STAND WITH IRANIAN PROTESToRS [[link removed]]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Thank you, John, for using your voice to advance this important resolution standing with the people of Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
In solidarity,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Ryan Costello                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Policy Director, NIAC Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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