Jim McGovern actually said...

"I also co-chair the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Colombia, and currently Colombia is the deadliest place in the world for rights defenders."

"I want Colombia to succeed. And I think we need to put pressure on this new government in the area of making sure that they adhere to the peace accords."

"the level of attacks and murders of rights defenders is astonishingly high."

"I urge the committee to take a hardline with the State Department on what determines effective steps to reduce attacks against human rights defenders."