Marco Rubio

We must remember Tiananmen--not simply as a historical event but as a present and poignant reminder that when the Chinese people are free to assemble, to act, and to speak, they demand freedom, democracy, and political reform.

We must reckon with the ongoing systematic human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party.

The fundamental human yearning for dignity and human rights and basic rights is not limited to any one region.

The last year has been particularly troubling since the last time this Commission had a hearing on this issue.

You are all true champions of freedom and democracy and you appear today, as we know, under both threat and risk.

The United States must lead the way in letting the Chinese Communist Party know that taking a hammer and sickle to the cross and enslaving more than 1 million Uighurs in an effort to erase their religion and culture are destructive…

We have urged the Trump administration to use Global Magnitsky Act sanctions to target Chinese officials responsible for egregious human rights abuses.

China's human rights record is getting worse. I mean we know about what is happening to the Uyghurs.

Our government, the United States Government, if we stand for anything, we need to stand out loud and foursquare for human rights.

We have heard you loud and clear about the need to ramp up our voices on this extradition law, and we need to do it now.

If all you care about is profits, you ought to be against this because it creates an atmosphere in Hong Kong, quite frankly, that will be hostile to business.

It's apparent that human rights in Hong Kong are eroding and the influence of mainland China is continuing to grow.

I have said the only thing more dangerous than a U.S. Senator who's never been to China is one who was there 15 years ago.

I assure you we will get the obligatory letter criticizing us.

Our interpretation of rule of law is designed to provide justice, fairness, and equity.

The Chinese Communist Party doesn't keep any deals.

It is not in the interest of the United States, or for that matter the free world, to have this steady erosion of rights.

I mean it is a tough thing to do business when people are afraid to go there because they might be extradited for aiding and abetting.

I am disappointed that human rights--and I will be fair to be bipartisan, not just in this administration but in other administrations--human rights when it comes to trade deals tends to be sidelined.

I actually find it offensive, and frankly, it points to one of the challenges we have in dealing with human rights.

If this extradition amendment passes, theoretically a journalist could be extradited to the mainland for reporting that the Chinese Communist Party doesn't like.

Mr. Martin Lee's apt description of the proposed amendment is that it will 'legalize kidnapping.'

It's one of the reasons why I will be reintroducing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act which updates our Hong Kong policy and establishes punitive measures against government officials responsible for suppressing fundamental…

As we've observed over the last five years, Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms that are guaranteed by the Joint Declaration and their Basic Law are just eroding rapidly due to the interference of the Chinese Communist Party's government in…

I think in the name of 17 people, I can pledge to you that I will support any law that will prevent a killer like this from getting a gun.