Sam Brownback: “I believe this body is about to consider and pass the North Korea Human Rights Act and our amendment in the nature of a…”

“I believe this body is about to consider and pass the North Korea Human Rights Act and our amendment in the nature of a substitute. It is cleared through the House of Representatives and is on our consent calendar. It is about to clear through here, I believe, and I am thankful to the Foreign Relations Committee, the staff of the committee, the chairman and ranking member, for their work getting this moved forward. This is about the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea. It is my hope that this will pass today--and if not today, at least Monday. It is no secret that North Korea policy continues to be a matter of intense debate at the highest levels of our Government and governments around the world. Reasonable people with good intentions disagree vehemently on various aspects of what an appropriate North Korea policy should be. This is why I am pleased that the Senate, along with the House of Representatives, will soon be able to come together in unity and speak clearly on one particular set of issues regarding North Korea, and that is the most fundamental rights, human rights, of the people of North Korea, and to put that in a policy position. The people of North Korea have endured some of the most horrendous assaults on the inherent dignity of human beings of any group of people in the world.”