If anybody thinks she is not qualified to be here, doesn't know her way around the buildings.

The best way I have educated the American people over the last 6 years on the difference between hemp and marijuana is an analogy of the pepper family.

My path as an American hemp farmer is not linear.

I dedicated myself to be an education advocate and push for hemp to be re-legalized in Wisconsin and in the United States through Hempstead Project Heart.

The historical perspective of hemp played a large role in building our country during the early years of our democracy.

I think this is a very important hearing because in our discussions on Tibet, and some of the topics that we covered here today, we don't include the historical fact that Tibet has not been a part of China since ancient times.

Tibet very clearly is under colonial rule today, and I think it should be recognized that way.

I think it's fair to say that those governments that bought into the Chinese narrative, maybe thinking that it might make the Chinese government more reasonable with regard to Tibet, it didn't work.

I just say to the government of China, who always gets annoyed when we do these hearings--you know what? You have a Tibet problem. Deal with it.

The Tibetan people cannot advocate for themselves.

The succession or reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhist leaders... should be decided solely by the Tibetan Buddhist community.

I just want to say that we're working on a bill that we'll be introducing soon to help the U.S. Government counter Chinese disinformation on Tibet.

The causes of Tibetan human rights and self-determination need champions all over the globe.

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

We're very good at talking the talk; we're not very good at always walking the walk on these issues.

I just think it's important to establish a full record here, not only for the Commission but for my colleagues.

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

the reason why we've done other hearings on Tibet, the reason why we have passed legislation on Tibet, is because China is not living up to the expectations of the international community with regard to Tibet.

Support for Tibet transcends the partisan divide.

Tibet's true representatives are His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile, as recognized by the Tibetan people.

Congress has had a long and abiding interest in Tibet.

I believe that we in the United States--and, Mr. Tethong, I appreciate your kind words, but to be honest with you, we're not doing enough.

It's not up to President Biden, or it's not about what President Xi wants for Tibet.

Tibetans also... fit squarely in that category [of a people with a 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.