Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding. I salute him and Mr. McCaul, the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. To you, Mr. Chairman and Mr. McCaul, thank you for affording this opportunity to vote on the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. This is a proud day for the U.S. Congress, for our values of freedom and justice, and for the people of Hong Kong. For 6 months, the people of Hong Kong have stirred the hearts of all freedom-loving people with their extraordinary outpouring of courage and their refusal to relinquish their demand for democracy, the democratic freedoms, and the rule of law which was promised more than two decades ago. Today, the Congress is sending an unmistakable message to the world that the United States stands in solidarity with the freedom-loving people of Hong Kong, and we fully support their fight for freedom. We salute Chairman McGovern, a leading voice for human rights in China and around the world, our Congressional-Executive Commission on China chair and also chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Smith, just listening to him talk about we are into our third generation of freedom-loving people in Hong Kong. I am so glad Mr. Smith acknowledged the work of our distinguished former colleague, Frank Wolf, who was so, so very much a part and still continues to be a spiritual leader to us in this regard.…”