Chris Smith actually said...

"The Vietnamese Government, in 2017, committed what is regarded as an outright assault on freedom and universal human rights."

"It always gets over to the Senate and holds are placed on it, and those holds are to the detriment of the Vietnamese people."

"The deepening of this relationship, however, is going to depend on how much progress the Government of Vietnam makes on critical human rights..."

"I supported and support the idea of holding accountable those people who are committing human rights violations--those individuals and those specific offices overseas."