Opening Statement of Hon. James P. McGovern, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; Chairman, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
We believe your cause is noble and just.
We need to quickly pass the PROTECT Act that we introduced last week.
The millions of Hong Kong protesters have also done the world a great service.
It is time for U.S. policy to respond to Beijing's long-term ambitions in Hong Kong and pass the Hong Kong Human Rights ...
The U.S. must send a strong signal that this special status will be canceled if Hong Kong loses its autonomy.
We believe that the future of Hong Kong ought to be determined by the people of Hong Kong.
And I have tried for five years to get my bill passed, our bill. It's a collective bill, House and Senate, bipartisan.
And if it wasn't for the great people of Hong Kong standing up so powerfully at great loss to their liberty...
I've introduced the FLAT Prices Act with this data and these real-world impacts in mind.
I applaud this subcommittee for its recent action to advance a number of bills related to drug pricing.