Chris Smith actually said...

"We want freedom for people like Chen Guangcheng, for Liu Xiaobo, Gao Zhisheng, and all of these other great men and women who are fighting the cause of human rights."

"I opposed PNTR for China, given its abysmal human rights record, its unfair trade practices, and its disdain for the rule of law."

"Documented in the Commission's report is a clear picture of a China where human rights lawyers disappear, black jails illegally imprison those who seek to voice dissent, Falun Gong practitioners are m..."

"It appears that Beijing is adhering to the old Chinese adage of 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey' by making Mr. Liu an example of what dire consequences await a person in China who is bold enough..."