Chris Smith

Iran continues to be one of the world's leading abusers of fundamental human rights.

Human rights are an essential factor in long term stability, should be a key objective in our foreign policy strategy.

The human rights issue is not even a part of the discussion when we talk about the nuclear deal.

What will the administration trade next with the Iran nuclear deal?

The administration is hosting regime officials tomorrow after the Castro state security folks have arrested over 300 civil society activists.

The Obama administration has completely ignored the issue of human rights in Iran.

Iran's human rights practices are amongst the worst in the world.

It is wise to consider and scrutinize the dismal human rights record of this country which we are currently conducting negotiations with.

I, frankly, feel rather than rewarding and enabling a dictatorship, because I do believe that the line of succession--we have seen this--you know, the great hopes that people had falsely about Vietnam--and this seems to be a Vietnam model.

I would like you to carry a box of Spanish language books with you.

I cannot overstress the importance for someone who is a political prisoner to know that someone is aware of their fate.

China is one of the most egregious violators of human rights in the entire world.

That accord between Bill Clinton and Castro is infamous--infamous. We enable dictatorship and people fleeing dictatorship.

I have tried to go to the prisons for 20 years, and I can't even get a visa.

It is amazing to me that those issues are not front and center.

I believe the Security Council of the United Nations should make a referral for crimes against humanity.

This is a lifeline--as The Washington Post so aptly said, a lifeline to this dictatorship.

I have offered, and it has passed three Congresses in a row, failed in the Senate, never got a vote--the Vietnam Human Rights Act--that we should have insisted that human rights went first, and then all of the other benefits, especially…

I certainly like the use of your phrase 'race to the top.'

As I think you may know, I am the prime author of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

It is an honor and a privilege to join you, for both of our subcommittees to be receiving this testimony and really broadcasting to all who will hear our solidarity with the victims.

If we don't train, in my opinion, and secure the cooperation of the Nigerian military, I was in Jos.

With all due respect to the administration, I have repeatedly asked that they designate Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization.

I think the private property rights is so important and is sort of left out of this discussion.

If we are truly going to pursue a policy to normalize relations, it ought to be about the Cuban people and not the Castro regime.