Chris Smith actually said...

"This subcommittee of the House directed by Congressman Christopher Smith has been an unshakeable bastion of the promotion and defense of the freedom values of the American nation."

"Since December 17, we've made what I think is a healthy shift to a policy of engagement that over time is far more likely to make a real difference in the human rights situation in Cuba."

"I would have hoped you would have raised his case."

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