Chris Smith actually said...

"I chaired a hearing in this room. The first in a series on gross violations of global online freedom especially in China."

"I think we were more than willing to work with the corporations to try to find a way that is very corporate friendly but also human rights friendly."

"It seems to me to make no sense for us to allow U.S. companies to sell technologies of repression to dictators."

"despite all the problems, despite all the threats, despite all of the risks, I remain fundamentally optimistic."