"we will not sit back and allow it to continue without the United States working with other international countries."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"How do we engage the Muslim majority countries in this fight?"
"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."
"We all, I think, recognize how difficult it is to deal with human rights abuses in a country like China."
"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."
"We need an international coalition to do that."
"I've heard up to 90 percent of the country is currently shut down with, you know, essentially, a general strike."