Chris Smith actually said...

"If China does not act promptly to end counterfeiting, then we will have no choice but to treat all electronic parts coming in from China--whether for military or civilian use--as suspected counterfeit..."

"So I want to say for the last 10 years since China entered the WTO, not only has the United States lost a lot of money economically, but they also lost quite a bit politically because you could see th..."

"It seems to me it's just a myopic, short-term view there. Some people get very rich in the short term."

"I would appreciate a very formal response from the administration on what we are going to do to redress these severe trade imbalances."