Chris Smith actually said...

"I appeal, this subcommittee appeals, to the President to demand the immediate and unconditional freedom and release of Nguyen Van Dai and the others."

"I want to thank you again for your very brave testimony."

"It is breathtakingly disturbing that an abuser of human rights could simultaneously be an arbiter of how well or poorly other countries are doing."

"This is a united world, not just the United States speaking about these universally recognized human rights."