On the recordDecember 11, 2012
Here, I call on the U.S. Congress to pass a resolution to direct the State Department to at least come up with conditional support of China's membership on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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congress.govJim McGovern: “Here, I call on the U.S. Congress to pass a resolution to direct the State Department to at least come up with…”
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Calls for Congress to condition U.S. support for China's UN Human Rights Council membership on Liu Xiaobo's release.
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