"I urge all my colleagues in the House to support this resolution."
"We cannot stand silent in the face of this aggression and abuse of so many people's basic rights and dignity."
"We urge the Chinese government to respect human rights and freedom, to release arbitrary detainees, and to overturn counterproductive policies on terrorism, speech, and cyber policy."
"Dictatorships do not matriculate to democracies because you give them more money. As a matter of fact, I believe it makes them worse."
"Either you stand with Tank Man or you stand with the tank. There is no middle ground."
"We are outraged about the human rights abuses that continue to occur."
"Opening Statement of Hon. James P. McGovern, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China."
"The title of today's hearing is 'Tiananmen at 30: Examining the Evolution of Repression in China.'"
"If we do not speak out for human rights in China because of economic concerns, we lose all moral authority to talk about human rights in any other place in the world."
"Today let us recognize that the greatest tribute Congress can make to the fallen freedom fighters of Tiananmen is to use our influence to advance the democratic aspirations of that generation."
"The Communist Party today in China is using technology to stay in power."