Political Quotes

“this is not a vote about who is more against religious persecution in China. We all deplore violations of human rights not just in China but in the entire world. Defeating MFN will not stop human rights abuses in China. Many Christian ministries with an outreach to China believe that religious persecution will get worse in China if MFN is defeated. For these Christian missionaries it is their life's work. They are the experts on religious freedom. The Rev. Billy Graham, his son Ned, the president of the National Association of Evangelicals, the President of Moody Bible Institute, Fr. Robert Sirico, president of the Acton Institute, and Bob Grant of Christian Voice, they all encourage us to remain engaged with China. MFN is at the heart of America's engagement policy with China. MFN, if it is revoked, is the wrong vehicle to protest China's behavior. If Chinese goods are being illegally dumped here, we have laws against that and the same with goods that may be made in slave labor camps. We can stop that here with existing laws.”