We cannot believe China is serious about the rule of law while Chen Guangcheng and his family are being forcefully held and abused.

We urge China to embrace Chen and other civil rights activists and make room for these selfless heroes.

Thank you, Congressman Walz, for your wonderful speech and support for Chen's case.

We, China, is a big fat piece of meat. The United States, the Western countries, they're going to scream and kick for a few years and then they are going to come back because they each want a piece of us.

I have a profound respect for the Chinese people and culture and want to see... if there is an ability as us as people...

The number-one call to my office is, let's just cut foreign aid and we could balance the budget.

I want to make it very clear that my constituents in Southern Minnesota care about that child because her father spoke out for things that are universally accepted as basic human rights.

I say it's not a choice because there's no stability without human rights.

There is a profound sense in China that there is not equal justice.

I also understand the emotion you experience when you go back to see the Chinese friends you built at that time.

If we really take a firm stand, like President Reagan did, on democracy, on freedom, to help in China, I believe America would become a much stronger America and China will become a better China as a result of our actions.