On the recordNovember 18, 2020
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, since 1959, the U.S. Congress, on a bicameral, bipartisan basis, has remained committed to strengthening the friendship between the U.S. and the Tibetan people. There are over 31,000 individuals of Tibetan descent living in North America, and our people share similar values of freedom and understanding. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has dedicated himself to three principles: the promotion of human values, the promotion of religious harmony, and the preservation of Tibetan culture and religion. I would like to thank the Dalai Lama for his vital contributions to the Tibetan people and the world. As Mr. Perry said, the Communist Party knows they cannot survive with free thought, and that is what religion does for people around the world. They put a deity or a higher power above them, whereas, in China, the highest power that can be achieved is the Communist Party, and therefore it will not survive. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.
