Political Quotes

“the U.S. Congress has a unique opportunity today to stand in solidarity with the long-suffering Chinese people in their struggle for freedom, for democracy, for respect for human rights. There is a series of bills before us today ranging from enforcing a ban on slave labor products to condemning the abhorrent practice of forced abortion. The House will vote on sanctions on Chinese missile exports to Iran, as well as my bill, which will place human rights monitors in our Embassy and consulates in China. We will send a message to the people of Tibet and Taiwan that we want them to have self-determination. The House will vote on adopting a voluntary set of principles which promote good corporate citizenship by United States companies doing business in China. We pressure China to stop selling nuclear-related technology to countries such as Pakistan that are trying to develop nuclear weapons. The House will increase funding for the National Endowment for Democracy to promote democracy in China, and we will express our disgust at the Chinese practice of harvesting and transplanting human organs from prisoners, and we will deny U.S. visas to those Chinese officials.”