Asa Hutchinson: “In closing, may I say it is my understanding that Jiang will be in Philadelphia, PA, today at the Liberty Bell, this…”

“In closing, may I say it is my understanding that Jiang will be in Philadelphia, PA, today at the Liberty Bell, this great cradle of liberty, this great cradle of democracy in our country. I hope he reads well the words that are inscribed in the Liberty Bell because it is from the Scriptures. I think it is from the Book of Deuteronomy. It says, ``Proclaim liberty throughout the land.'' I hope he takes it to heart, that this is a concept he needs to bring back to China, and there is much he can do, starting with no longer jamming Radio Free Asia. If he believes in liberty, let the message of freedom come into his country. Among the dissidents I met with this week was an elderly Tibetan lady who had been arrested and spent 28 years in prison. She said that all of those who were arrested when she was arrested are now dead. And she said she has asked repeatedly, why only her? Why did she live? Why did she survive those 28 years in prison? And as we met right over here in the Foreign Relations Committee room, she looked around--there were 10 Senators there, and she looked at those Senators and said, ``That's why I survived, so I could tell my story.'' I thank Senator Ashcroft for helping tell her story to the American people. I yield the floor.”