Matt Salmon

the people of this country have, in case we haven't noticed, risen to totally repudiate the trade policies that we have followed so far

These monopoly loans from the government aren't all they're cracked up to be and they're really penalizing a lot of families.

I agree that bad actors should be dealt with appropriately, whether they're in the private sector or whether they're in the public sector.

Today I rise to add my strong support to H.R. 757, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016, a critical bill to target the rogue Kim Jong Un regime in North Korea. I want to thank Chairman Ed Royce for drafting this important…

When I first came to Congress in the '90s, Warren Christopher was the Secretary of State and I remember him coming before one of our committees and testifying that our policy with China and Taiwan was one of strategic ambiguity.

this third peaceful transfer of executive power is an indication of the maturation of Taiwan's democracy.

Why would Taiwan ever want to yield to that?

I want to congratulate the people of Taiwan again on a wonderfully successful and peaceful election and transition.

Today, we celebrate Taiwan's democracy, given its recent Presidential and parliamentary elections in January.

I think that it is time that we focus our attentions on this serious, serious, serious issue that poses a threat to not just our national security, our allies in national security, but global national security.

It is kind of unnerving when Seth Rogen gets more reaction out of the North Koreans than our American policies do.

We convene this hearing today not only to join the international community in condemning the test, but to work to find a feasible lasting solution to address the North Korean nuclear threat.

I think that many of the issues that you raised are thought-provoking and reasonable, and I would like to extend a hand across the partisan divide to work with you in any way, shape, or form to not just pull our hair out but actually get…

I applaud Chairman Royce for his work on the North Korea sanctions legislation which passed the House yesterday.

And with all due respect to South Korea and the President, I understand what she is trying to get to. But at their heart, they are communists, and that is who they are.

The cyber terrorism is bad enough. But when you seize people and hold them for decades because you want somebody to teach you a tea ceremony, I have one comment and that is North Korea is very status conscious.

History has proven that North Korea has every intention to continue advancing its nuclear program.

I think that is why we are here today, because in the absence of leadership on this issue I think that realm falls to us, that we have a responsibility then to stand up and try to take matters into our hands.

This is an unacceptable cycle that cannot continue.

I think what is really clear is that we have to break outside the existing paradigm, and the status quo is not working.

It has never been resolved. And every time I have spoken with any expert about how to get North Korea to start living with accepted international norms, especially when it comes to proliferation, every one of those conversations always…

We still have a totalitarian government... It is time that we stop doing that, find a policy that will create more freedom.

We also have House Resolution 343, expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China.

It is nobody's responsibility solely. It is collectively our responsibility to deal with this horrible global threat.

I applaud him for what he said about the rules of the road in maritime space in the South China Sea.