07/24/2017
https://congress.gov...
"A democracy cannot exist without the ability of the citizens to freely exercise their voices."
"When it gets to the point that international civil society groups... are forced to pull back their presence out of fear of oppression and incarceration, it should send a loud signal to the government ..."
"I am deeply troubled by recent efforts by the government to crack down on civil society groups and independent media."
"How is it possible that somebody has two hearings at the same time?"