Chris Smith: “I introduced the first iteration of it in September 2013, continually have asked Secretary Kerry and others in the…”

I thank my good friend for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership, as well as the leadership of Mr. Meeks and, of course, Chairman McCaul. As the prime author of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which I first introduced…

The funds emanate from Russian-backed oligarchs, including Mr. Shor, who you mentioned in your opening statement.

I would add that the gentlewoman's husband, Scott, is a tremendous leader and head of National Right to Life.

When Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Matt and Deidre Gordon of New Jersey were in the final stage of adopting Bogdan and Galena, an orphaned brother and sister from Ukraine. The Gordons had been vetted…