Jim McGovern

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

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

Tibetans also... fit squarely in that category [of a people with a right to self-determination].

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.

I think it is fair to say that we are reorienting our policy in a way that is more in tune with what the Tibetan community wants.

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 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.

The Tibetan people cannot advocate for themselves.

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

Support for Tibet transcends the partisan divide.

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

We need to stem the flow of guns to our streets and to people who we all agree should not have them.

If we are going to stem the tide of violence, we have to have a range of approaches.

One way to do that is to make sure that the ATF has the resources and leadership to do.

The American people understand that we can't sit idly by and watch preventable deaths by gun happen every day.

I mean, I am going to be able to figure all this out?

But I think part of this discussion has to be on the responsibility of people who are producing, not just selling, but actually manufacturing these guns, you know, to--you know, to help us try to control what has become an epidemic in this…

I think, again, it is one of these things, like, who is opposed to this, right?

We cannot--we must not be paralyzed by the politics of firearms.

Universal background checks, supported by nearly 90 percent of Americans, would make communities safer.

We need increased research funding for gun violence.

You know, I appreciate your service as well.

Every day an individual gets killed, and no one knows their stories.

I agree with all of the recommendations that you outlined that Congress should do, and I think the majority of American people do as well.