Nancy Pelosi: “Mr. Speaker, this issue of granting most-favored-nation status to China is a very important one for the American people.…”

“Mr. Speaker, this issue of granting most-favored-nation status to China is a very important one for the American people. It is about nothing less than our economic future, our national security, and our democratic principles. As Members know, the debate in the House of Representatives and our disagreement on this issue has centered around the issues of trade, proliferation, and human rights. That is why I am so disappointed that we have so little time to debate this issue today and I can only ask the Republican leadership of this House and all of those who are so eager to move this along on both sides of the aisle, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the facts? Are you afraid over the Fourth of July break of constituents who cannot afford to travel to Washington who would have time to express their views to their Members of Congress? Are you afraid of 100,000 young people in Golden Gate Park gathered together to support a free Tibet? I wish our colleagues were here and not away to a funeral or, without votes, off of Capitol Hill, because they must hear the facts. Because today Members of Congress will be asked to set down a marker: How far does China have to go?...”