Joseph Cao: “And therefore I would ask the Congress to take actions now to back up our dialogue with action to show Vietnam that…”

Sadly, instead of improving its human rights records, the Government of Vietnam has increased its repression of dissenters and religious leaders.

What transpired in Vietnam after the Communist takeover could only be described by analogously linking the tragedy of Vietnam to such unconscionable events in human history as the Holocaust, the Killing Fields and the Great Purge.

Today I rise in support of this important resolution. I also congratulate my friend and colleague, Mr. Lewis, for his leadership in bringing this to the floor today. I have the greatest pleasure of standing by Mr. Lewis, and I value his…

We fully understand that the practice of faith, which includes fighting for social justice, advocating for the oppressed, for the poor, for the elderly, all of that is encompassed in religious faith.