Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of my legislation, H.R. 2766, the Uyghur Policy Act of 2023. The Uyghur Policy Act of 2023 comes at a critical time. Chairman Xi is trying to rebrand Xinjiang as a business and tourist destination and seeks to erase Uyghurs from the international community's memory. The Chinese Communist Party continues to deny carrying out genocide against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, and we have verified reports of forced sterilization, forced labor, brainwashing, and gang rape in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Despite the CCP being exposed for these crimes, Chairman Xi is doubling down. In a visit to the region recently, he called for stricter regulations on the practice of religion and protection of ``hard-won stability.'' We are running out of time to act. The Uyghur Policy Act of 2023 will help us lead from a position of strength and will address several shortcomings in our existing approach in responding to these human rights abuses. It authorizes the State Department to appoint a special coordinator for Uyghur issues, which will consolidate the State Department's diplomatic strategy to ensure that department-wide resources are better coordinated to respond to the Uyghur genocide. The United States must show, through words and through actions, that we will have Uyghurs' backs in their fight against the CCP's tyranny. H.R.…”