Chris Smith actually said...

I would hope, as you pointed out, that if the MFN were to go forward or the waiving and ending of Jackson-Vanik, this needs to be part of a ...

The most important step must be to stop giving Moscow one concession after another, and getting virtually nothing in return.

Removing Russia from its provisions would be interpreted in Moscow and elsewhere as a seal of approval from the United States Congress.

I sponsored both the conscience clause amendment and the anti-trafficking and prostitution amendment.