Chris Smith actually said...

"The administration seems to have declined to intervene significantly in countries important to the U.S. interests such as Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Djibouti."

"The administration indeed has urged the Presidents of Burundi and Rwanda, for example, not to go for a third term."

"Many of us in Congress, realizing the importance of helping to facilitate free, fair and transparent elections in Africa, have long supported funding increases in this area."

"To be clear, we are not talking about marriage or bathroom laws in the international context."