Chris Smith actually said...

"Congress remains committed to encouraging governments to respect their own constituents, their constitutions, and their people, and the fundamental freedoms of assembly, association, and expression."

"Protecting the non-governmental sector in sub-Saharan Africa is critical to preserving civil and political rights within the region."

"The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the only organization with a nationwide institutional presence in moral authority capable of checking Kabila's growing authoritarian rule."

"It betrays a particular, again, understanding of religion and a particular religious ideology."