I think this is an issue that has been talked about. There is a lot of interest in it and rightfully so. In China, even as I speak to you now, human beings working as slaves because of their ethnicity and their religion, Uighur Muslims…

Reserving the right to object, as I understand this further modification, it would say let's take a bill that is meaningful on an important global issue, something--an important human rights issue that everyone here supports, that we can…

in reserving the right to object, let me explain what is going to happen here in a second. We have all heard the stories, right? In China, in the Xinjiang Province, Uighur Muslims are taken from their homes and their families. They are…

They were not in favor of the delisting and they wanted to the extent aid to be provided to these people that it be provided through them and not directly.

Supporting democracy begins by supporting the existing democracies, to do nothing that undermines their strength or legitimacy.

I expressed the concern I have with the Administration's recent decision to remove the FARC from the Foreign Terrorist Organization lists.

They wanted that assistance to be channeled through the Colombian Government.

I think we will hear from them on it. I can tell you I know what their opinion on it is.

it's my belief that the Communist Party of China isn't simply a competitor of the United States, but they're engaged in a zero-sum game that they seek to grow at our expense, and ultimately to displace us as the world's most powerful and…

Colombia is one of the strongest, most stable democracies and one of our best partners and allies in the region.

Reserving the right to object, I--what is missing from this list is the Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act. In a moment, you are going to hear that it has this procedural problem--blue slips. For anyone who is not familiar with the lingo…

They have, very frankly, made no effort to hide the fact that these vaccines come with strings attached.