Jim McGovern actually said...

"It is very important to restore the situation to where it was universally recognized that Tibetans had the right to self-determination."

"I think our position is that Tibet's true representatives are the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile, as recognized by the Tibetan people."

"I hope the United States and other governments would counter directly the claims of some of these empire revivalists."

"I think that's changing. I really do. I mean, I look at the last few years here in the United States Congress. We have legislated more; we have created more policy on Tibet than at any other time."