Falun Gong is based on the principles of truthfulness, of compassion and forbearance. It is about spirituality and peace. Yet for this, as we have heard tonight, practitioners are subjected to the most cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment imaginable at the hands of the Chinese authorities. Young or old, male or female, adult or child, the Chinese authorities show no regard for human life, no mercy, and no remorse. And now the PRC is seeking to extend its rein of terror over the Falun Gong to the United States. The persecution of the Falun Gong must end, and it must end now. I ask my colleagues to vote yes on the manager's amendment to H. Con. Res. 188.
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Addressing the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by Chinese authorities.
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