Chris Smith actually said...

We need to use our leverage to try to compel their release.

First time, shame on you. Second time, shame on me. Third time, are we being foolish? Are we naive?

I would say, for full disclosure, voted against the fast track legislation, believing that human rights have to be a centerpiece.

Let me point out to my colleagues that when the State Department removed Vietnam from the list of Countries of Particular Concern as a gestu...