"I hope this is not your last meeting because I hope you have a business meeting to be able to vote out these nominees."
"He does not just talk the talk, he walks the walk."
"It seems to me that it is time to find our voice and that voice needs to be in the White House."
"We would see, at least on the margin if not even more than that, I believe, the release of prisoners, including Liu Xiaobo, if we took seriously our obligation and did not act out of fear."
"I think everyone here wants to see China have a strong, healthy, and successful future, but the only way it is going to do that is if it addresses the kinds of issues that Liu Xiaobo has raised, espec..."
"Frankly, it goes back to the early 1990s. Bill Clinton linked human rights with trade and I, as a Republican, applauded that Democrat in the White House robustly."
"We will contact our Ambassador, ask that he visit the wife of Liu Xiaobo."
"When history's pen writes about your time, represents your country in China, you will want its ink to clearly underline your having made the case for Dr. Liu's release and his wife's freedom."
"The Chinese Government counts on, I believe, naivete and the ability to manipulate U.S. media."
"It is amazing to me. I have been here 32 years as a Member of Congress and I've been working on China since I got here on human rights."
"I hope the American government, especially President Obama, can personally and directly put out a strong call to the Chinese government, and demand that they release Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia immediately..."
"Liu Xiaobo remains isolated in prison."
"It has now been a year since we last convened a hearing to discuss this outrageous and senseless violation."
"Sadly, he did not. It was so bad that the Washington Post, in an editorial after the joint press conference, wrote, 'President Obama Defends Hu Jintao on Rights.'"
"Chinese authorities continue to defend their imprisonment of Liu Xiaobo."
"We have not forgotten Liu Xiaobo and his wife. We commit to seeking their release from confinement and detention."
"I often am concerned when it comes to human rights that some people get compassion fatigue."
"I put together a very strong group of dissidents who asked the President to raise the issue boldly."
