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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

I would like to lead the delegation there. Our Chief of Staff on the China Commission, Piero Tozzi, and I would put together a group... to go there, spend at least a week.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

Where is the accountability for Xi Jinping? The United States must stand up to the Chinese Communist Party and make clear that we will not ignore or trivialize these crimes against humanity.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

And in Congress, we in a bipartisan way remember that massacre each and every year to honor the victims who have never received justice.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

We all know what tyranny is. We know that China has excelled in it, especially more recently under Xi Jinping.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

The CCP is a barbaric government that does not respect any rule of law.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

I think leaders' actions matter; the CCP is watching; Xi Jinping himself is watching.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

The Chinese Communist Party finds these men so threatening; and there are many women as well that have been incarcerated for their heartfelt beliefs.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

We cannot separate human rights from other interests especially trade, sacrificing both Chinese victims and American values in the process.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

the bolder the clarity that you bring, the honesty that is absolute, I am speaking to the two wives especially, but all of you, you know, the Chinese Communist Party knows we mean business.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

And if we are quiet or if we acquiesce, we enable gross evil.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

I mean, I will sell you the Brooklyn Bridge if you believe that, and I know you know, all of you that that is just so naive in the extreme and self-serving.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

please clearly say not to Chinese Communist Party. This is the only way to stop any more human rights abuses in China.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

We immediately introduced the Hong Kong Human Rights Democracy Act in 2014.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 19, 2023

I wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post a few years ago about the sinicization under Xi Jinping, and how if world leaders do not start speaking up about how they are just completely either coopting or destroying all faiths, all faiths…

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Donald Payne Jr.
@donaldpaynejr· Democratic · NJ· Apr 18, 2023

It is just a matter of necessity these days that we look to diversify this workforce.

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Chris Smith
@chrissmith· Republican · NJ· Apr 18, 2023

Thank you for convening this extraordinarily important hearing.

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Donald Payne Jr.
@donaldpaynejr· Democratic · NJ· Apr 18, 2023

It is absolutely a shame to use children as props, as a way to get what you want.

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Bob Menendez Jr.
@bobmenendezjr· Democratic · NJ· Apr 18, 2023

Black taxpayers are at least three times as likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service.

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