Chris Smith

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. 588 offered by the Honorable Christopher H. Smith

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4653 offered by the Honorable Christopher H. Smith

Hopefully the interagency council headed up by Luis CdeBaca is deploying very knowledgeable people.

I appreciate your work on NTDs as well--a leader in the Congress.

Rather than feed the future we are feeding the worms and I know, you know, you understand that.

I will never forget when Chris Christie was U.S. Attorney.

Sanctions I think, when they are judiciously applied, effectively--and I think targeted sanctions are the best.

Make them pay a cost, make them suffer a cost.

We have delinked human rights from the talks on nuclear issues vis-a-vis Iran. It is a mistake.

As Congressman Smith pointed out, there is a difference between the rights of men and women in Iran.

The end of this month will mark 2 years since Pastor Saeed Abedini had seen or hugged his wife, Naghmeh, and his children.

American citizens going to North Korea as tourists, spending money, that is something that I oppose.

The thought of the International Committee of the Red Cross--are any monitors getting into the prisons?

If you feed the poor there is going to be less motivation for crossing the border.

I hope that they would invite you--I mean, there is always a game changer and it seems to me that when people hear truth left or right they should be moved with compassion and empathy to embrace those who are suffering abuse the likes of…

I think the effort should be made.

Evil doesn't have to be forever and there will come a time when the Kims, including the current Kim, will be held to account.

I have been pushing for a court for Syria since at least September.

We need to do far more and that means a sustained effort.

The proof is in the lack of positive consequences, the inability so far to get countries that might have influence including Russia and China.

Mr. Shin, thank you for your powerful testimony, which has to not only mobilize but shock us into further action.

The one-child-per-couple policy is the largest magnet ever on the face of the earth.

China has serious obligations that they are breaching with impunity by forcibly sending people back.

They were representations of what they do to women in prisons including putting boards on their abdomen.

I have been arguing with our own TIP office for 10 years and they finally did it last year.