we have all watched over the last two weeks as the Chinese Communist Party and its authorities have launched an unprecedented crackdown on human rights lawyers, on activists...

I think it is one we need to continue to focus on and ensure that this country's foreign policy is one deeply and firmly anchored in moral clarity and human rights.

I am very honored to be here today and I wish to express my profound appreciation to Representative Chris Smith and Senator Marco Rubio for inviting me to testify.

I also would urge Congress, both the House and Senate, to seriously pass the Global Magnitsky Act and the other Human Rights Protection Act sponsored by Congressman Smith.

But we must ask whether this summit should even take place. There are many issues in the U.S.-China relationship that need attention, but does President Xi--given his 'bold disregard' for human rights and his brutal suppression of…

Without question, religious freedom is under assault in China. Irrespective of belief, the government's oppression knows no bounds.

I think this hearing today is timely, and in particular the focus on religious liberties...

It is not just absurd, it is offensive. It is ridiculous. And I do think it is disqualifier as commander-in-chief.

If anything, the situation in Malaysia has grown worse. Malaysia has earned its place on Tier 3.

But it still happens far too often.

Corruption is a huge problem in Haiti, both the perception and reality of corruption are very high in Haiti.

Earlier this year, Senator Shaheen and I authored the Girls Count Act, which directs current U.S. foreign aid to assist with providing birth certificates in developing countries.