Chris Smith actually said...

"why do we care whether or not a President follows his own Constitution, and whether or not he, having given commitments and being bound by that Constitution to two terms, why are we so concerned about..."

"We need to keep up a very consistent, persistent observation of the gross human rights abuses taking place in the DRC."

"The interpretation by President Joseph Kabila of the Constitution is an apparent contradiction to other constitutional provisions requiring elections to be held on time and limiting President Kabila t..."

"The Democratic Republic of Congo was supposed to conduct elections 1 year ago this month in order to achieve the required transition of political power by December 19th."