Chris Smith actually said...

"Our maps did not recognize that they had been annexed, conquered by the Soviet Union. And we stood firm."

"This isn't a Democratic or Republican issue."

"I think it was a horrific decision politically motivated, and my hope is that they will revisit it even before next year because it was a mistake to give a passing grade to a country where sex and lab..."

"I think what's important, my second point here, is that there is a process of change going on on the island itself."