there is unanimous bipartisan opposition to that happening in Florida.

What could we--what have we learned and can do better with regard to responding to hurricanes, particularly those in islands?

I think we have been very aggressive on pythons, and I think there is some interest in being more aggressive on that.

As we've observed over the last five years, Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms that are guaranteed by the Joint Declaration and their Basic Law are just eroding rapidly due to the interference of the Chinese Communist Party's government in…

It's one of the reasons why I will be reintroducing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act which updates our Hong Kong policy and establishes punitive measures against government officials responsible for suppressing fundamental…

Mr. Martin Lee's apt description of the proposed amendment is that it will 'legalize kidnapping.'

If this extradition amendment passes, theoretically a journalist could be extradited to the mainland for reporting that the Chinese Communist Party doesn't like.

I actually find it offensive, and frankly, it points to one of the challenges we have in dealing with human rights.

I am disappointed that human rights--and I will be fair to be bipartisan, not just in this administration but in other administrations--human rights when it comes to trade deals tends to be sidelined.

I assure you we will get the obligatory letter criticizing us.

If all you care about is profits, you ought to be against this because it creates an atmosphere in Hong Kong, quite frankly, that will be hostile to business.

I mean it is a tough thing to do business when people are afraid to go there because they might be extradited for aiding and abetting.

The Chinese Communist Party doesn't keep any deals.

Our interpretation of rule of law is designed to provide justice, fairness, and equity.

I have said the only thing more dangerous than a U.S. Senator who's never been to China is one who was there 15 years ago.

We have heard you loud and clear about the need to ramp up our voices on this extradition law, and we need to do it now.

We have urged the Trump administration to use Global Magnitsky Act sanctions to target Chinese officials responsible for egregious human rights abuses.

Our government, the United States Government, if we stand for anything, we need to stand out loud and foursquare for human rights.