Chris Smith actually said...

The designations were permitted to fall off track during the Bush administration, if I can just be very candid with everybody.

We would like all Members of Congress to participate in the Defending Freedoms Project, a collaborative effort between the Tom Lantos Human ...

This is not a partisan question. And we, alas, find fault in administrations of both parties in failing fully to utilize the CPC mechanism.

It is time for Syria to be designated as a Country of Particular Concern.