Chris Smith actually said...

"If we failed Chen Guangcheng, it deals a horrible blow for this population that is braving persecution for change in China for the better."

"Opening statement of Hon. Chris Smith, a U.S. Representative from New Jersey; Chairman, Congressional-Executive Commission on China."

"Until that day comes, America should always stand with the Chens of the world."

"The daring escape of Chinese legal advocate Chen Guangcheng from illegal home confinement was nothing short of a miracle."