Chris Smith actually said...

"The barbaric actions of the Islamic State have brought the persecution of Christians more immediately in front of the American people."

"As you know very well, Christians in Iraq and other minorities have been under severe stress well before the horrors of this summer."

"ISIL has to be pushed back. Communities have to be protected, and the interests not only of the United States but of its regional allies must be also protected."

"I mean, again, having been one of the architects of the Wolf Act, there was no doubt that that was meant to be done every year. It was to be robust, and then the sanctions part was meant to really hav..."