Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"I've advocated in Congress on the issue of the human rights abuses in Vietnam."

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for all attending and I thank also the chairman, Chairman Smith, for inviting me to participate."

"It is unconscionable that the Venerable--the Supreme Patriarch is kept in jail or at least under house arrest now."

"Mr. Nguyen is one of my current prisoners of conscience."