Chris Smith actually said...

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

"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."

"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."

"We can do it and we must do it, and we must do it robustly."