Howard Berman

I am pleased to yield such time as she may consume to the sponsor of this resolution, the gentlelady from California (Ms. Loretta Sanchez).

I have no further requests for time, and I urge support for the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further requests for time. If the gentlelady is prepared to close, I am prepared to relinquish my remaining time. Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from California (Mrs. Davis).

Secretary Clinton and other top officials in the Obama administration have repeatedly made clear to Beijing that we will not allow China to assert its hegemony over the region.

I hope this current situation follows a similar pattern.

Over the past few months, tensions in the South China Sea have escalated.

In this case, I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, a longtime member and leader on the Foreign Affairs Committee and a very active legislator on the issue before us today--that…

I'm very pleased to yield 1 minute to a former member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, my friend from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I'm very pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman who organized the Iran Working Group 7 or 8 years ago to focus congressional attention on the looming threat of a nuclear Iran, my friend from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS…

I'm pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Nonproliferation and Trade. {time} 1450

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), a national leader on the issue of nonproliferation and human rights and particularly our efforts to stop Iran's nuclear weapons program, the Democratic whip…

At the point where I am recognized, I will be also seeking unanimous consent for the same kind of referral of time to your control.

There seems to be a consensus among all of you that a more vigorous, vocal expression of outrage at the Chinese Government's conduct vis-a-vis specific human rights cases and the general treatment of ethnic minorities and others, political…

It is also about using the private threat of doing public things that I think can bring China to the table.

The Chinese leadership, which is focused primarily on maintaining power, clearly doesn't understand that it is in China's self-interest to develop a society based on respect for human rights and the rule of law.

We are all aware that the Chinese Government's record on human rights and the rule of law remains deplorable.

Until there is concrete, verifiable, genuine political reform in China, all we should say in our human rights dialogue with Beijing is, 'Deliver us from evil.'

Awarding Liu Xiaobo the Congressional Gold Medal would be a pretty profound signal to the Chinese Government about U.S. concern.

Let me just put that forward as a first idea that has some teeth to it.

I think we need to try other things before we go to massive retaliation.

Not surprisingly though, China dwarfs other countries in violations of U.S. intellectual property rights.

According to a study commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce, piracy and counterfeiting cost legitimate businesses $455 billion in 2008.

Violations of intellectual property rights in international trade are important aspect of a large global problem.

Strengthening the protection of American intellectual property must be a top priority.