Chris Smith actually said...

We believe Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia fail to meet the minimum standards in the last year and deserve Tier 3 status.

Smith criticizes the failure of these countries to protect trafficking survivors.

03/21/2016

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The U.S. must be unrelenting in its demands for improvement for human rights in Vietnam.

I am appalled that the administration has not designated Vietnam a Tier 3 country.

Will you then support legislation, bipartisan legislation, I will be marking up today in my subcommittee called the Vietnam Human Rights Act...

The problem with language such as 'highest labor standards ever' is that the point of comparison is so low.