the sanctions, currently there have been 74 punitive sanctions that have been announced.

That is why I introduced the Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act in March, to provide priority to P-2 refugee status to Uyghurs and other minority groups facing persecution by the PRC government.

For centuries, the United States has had a proud of history of welcoming oppressed peoples from around the world, and we are right to focus on actions within China.

The legislation demonstrates congressional interest in assisting the Uyghur people and signals support for the Biden Administration's efforts to aid Uyghurs and others persecuted by the PRC.

How do we engage the Muslim majority countries in this fight?

We all, I think, recognize how difficult it is to deal with human rights abuses in a country like China.

We need an international coalition to do that.

So, one of our best strategies in the cold war was Radio Free Europe, and the beauty of it was we did not have to--we were just telling the truth and making sure people had access to the truth.

I want to thank Chairman Meeks for his leadership in bringing us together today; Ranking Member McCaul for his partnership with us on this issue and in the defense of human rights around the world.

It is extraordinarily important to all of us, to all the people in the world, that the United States play its part in establishing this is wrong.

Voting is fundamental for American citizens. It is the whole basis for our country's freedom.

I also hope you will ensure that American Olympic athletes are not forced to compete in the shadow of the concentration camps at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.

The true nature of these Faustian deals need to come to light so consumers can begin to know where their money is going.

We cannot let atrocities like what is happening to the Uyghur population occur in a vacuum.

This humanitarian crisis is about more than just U.S. foreign policy toward the People's Republic of China.

Genocide is a term that we reserve for history's most serious crimes against humanity.

Our response to the Uyghur genocide should be an example of our character, rather than a stain on our history.

We called upon the Biden Administration to get the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to urge the body to investigate the ongoing human rights violations.