,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjae ,mr4  
,grayson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 
,ru%1 & ,mr4 ,lip9ski7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,urg+ respect = fre$om (  
expression & human rights 9 ,turkey4    
,:]eas ,turkey is a con/itutional1      
secul> /ate ) an e?nically1 religi\sly1 
& culturally div]se population2 ,:]eas  
,turkey has long be5 a mod]n democracy1 
an ,organization = ,security &          
,co-op]ation 9 ,europe 7,,osce7         
p>ticipat+ ,/ate1 & a major ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 ally to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas respect
 = univ]sal human rights1 especially    
fre$om ( expression1 is ess5tial to     
ma9ta9 a democratic1 op5 society2 ,:]eas
 prom95t human rights monitors1 includ+ 
! ,u4,s4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ,bureau (   
,democracy1 ,human ,rights & ,labor1 !  
,,osce ,repres5tative on ,fre$om ( !    

,m$ia1 ,fre$om ,h\se1 & ,human ,rights  
,wat*1 h express$ conc]n ab\t ! erosion 
( fre$om ( expression "u ,presid5t      
,recep ,tayyip ,erdogan & ! ,ju/ice &   
,developm5t ,p>ty 7,,akp72 ,:]eas !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey has increas+ly      
conduct$ widespread intimidation &      
manipulation ( m$ia1 private companies1 
& o!r civil society actors ?r\gh a numb]
 ( means1 includ+ active int]f]5ce 9 _! 
op]ations & regulatory action to compel 
gov]nm5t-fri5dly outcomes2 ,:]eas1 9    
rec5t ye>s1 crim9al prosecution or      
intimidation bas$ on ov]ly broad        
t]rorism laws & o!r measures tak5 by    
au?orities 9 ,turkey h be5 widely       
criticiz$ z ideologically driv5 &       
unusually sev]e2 ,:]eas sev]al memb]s ( 
indep5d5t m$ia gr\ps 9 ,turkey h be5    
arre/$ on que/ionable *>ges2 ,:]eas     
foll[+ prote/s 9 late #bjac & e>ly      
#bjad1 au?orities 9 ,turkey bann$       
,twitt] & ,you,tube = two weeks until ! 
,con/itutional ,c\rt ( ,turkey ov]turn$ 
! ban2 & ,:]eas1 on ,april #f1 #bjae1   

,turkey aga9 block$ access to ,twitt] & 
,you,tube = sev]al h\rs & ?reat5$ to ban
 ,google3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 calls on !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey to imm$iately lift  
re/rictions on fre$om ( expression1     
includ+ expression onl9e or 9 social    
m$ia2  7#b7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey 
to fully respect univ]sal human rights  
consi/5t ) its ,,osce commitm5ts2 &     
7#c7 reaffirms ! ,unit$ ,/ates long-/&+ 
p>tn]%ip & fri5d%ip ) ! p ( ,turkey4