the president pretty much brain lighted -- pretty much breen lighted -- green lighted -- >> senator mccain and senator lieberman have offered this identical resolution in the senate. given the nearly unanimous decision, we urge the colleagues -- our colleagues in the senate to take it up just as quickly as the house of representatives has done. the objective here was for the congress to give people an opportunity to be heard. i would certainly renew my belief as eric has also stated that i respectfully disagree with the position the administration has taken. i do not believe that having the president of the united states six suppress a word of unqualified support for the brave men and women on the streets of iran would constitute meddling. when ronald reagan went before the brigade, he did not say, mr. gorbachev, that was none of our business. he said, mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> i think that we have been very clear. obviously, we do not support the decision of this administration to engage with a terrorist regime. obviously, when you have a regime that conducts itself the way i