Chris Smith actually said...

"It always gets over to the Senate and holds are placed on it, and those holds are to the detriment of the Vietnamese people."

"The Trump administration does have an opportunity to bring about real reforms in Vietnam if and only if human rights improvements are linked to better U.S.-Vietnamese relations."

"The deepening of this relationship, however, is going to depend on how much progress the Government of Vietnam makes on critical human rights..."

"The Vietnamese Government has gotten a free pass on human rights for far too long."