it is important to uphold a high standard of human rights in Hong Kong.

HONG KONG'S FUTURE IN THE BALANCE: ERODING AUTONOMY AND CHALLENGES TO HUMAN RIGHTS

I think it is a fair statement to say that whether you are a U.S. business interest or a Chinese business interest, you will lose money if this extradition agreement were to move forward.

I think in your ominous warning in your opening comments that it will never be the same in Hong Kong should this extradition treaty go forward.

Xi Jinping tries to make every faith, every denomination from Falun Gong, to Christians, to Uyghurs, comport with Communist ideology or else.

I thought today's testimony was incredibly powerful.

We stand together with the people of Hong Kong and indeed all the people of China when we express our concerns about the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments.

We continue to call upon the Chinese and Hong Kong governments to restart the electoral reform process.

We have fought very hard to preserve freedom and our way of life in Hong Kong since the handover 22 years ago this July.

The hearing will come to order.

There is no--despite the efforts by the American Bar Association and many others, there's no rule of law.

It could have a chilling impact in terms of whether or not Hong Kong is a friendly place to do business.

I think we can work on something that's a bipartisan statement that is even stronger than our Consul General's statement.

The extradition law will replace Hong Kong's rule of law with rule by fear--as it is practiced in China.

The title of today's hearing is 'Hong Kong's Future in the Balance: Eroding Autonomy and Challenges to Human Rights.'

Now we ask the international community to speak up--before it is too late.

In recent years there has been a steady erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy that was enshrined in the 'one country, two systems' framework.

What they don't count on is that people don't forget.

Today the Rules Committee is holding a hearing on the Medicare for All Act, and this marks the first time Congress has ever held a hearing on Medicare for All.

I believe we can do great things here if we want to, right? We can walk and we can chew gum at the same time.

I am proud that you have both called on that, Mr. Chairman, and announced that at least one of those are going to take it up.

I much prefer that than having people refer to them as illegals.

Medicare for All is possible. It is reasonable. It can move forward, and I think it should.

The system that we have in place is deeply flawed and it is hugely expensive.

So, if my Republican friends want to use a lot of scary words like 'government takeover' and 'socialism' today, have at it.