Chris Smith

It seems to me that that is precisely what we need to do with respect to the People's Republic of China.

I fear that people like Chen Guangcheng and Geng He and their families will not obtain the relief that they so desperately need.

I think all of us will redouble our efforts. We have never ceased.

These brutal facts have demonstrated that the Chinese people don't have human rights, rule of law, freedom, or democracy.

The U.S. President and the Secretary of the State ought to have the courage to urge the Chinese Government publicly and in unequivocal terms to improve its record on human rights.

My appeal is that the situation for freedom religion, rule of law, and human rights in China has continued to deteriorate.

In my view, such a meeting would send a clear, unequivocal message that the continued targeting of rights lawyers and their families by Chinese authorities would no longer be tolerated by the international community.

I hereby call on the international community to persist in paying continuous attention to attorney Gao Zhisheng, as this is probably the greatest protection it can offer to Gao.

Thank you for, and I hope the press will convey this to the world, including the American public, this retaliation against families and against children.

I can assure you we will follow up on your request and do everything possible to get the administration to be forthcoming.

It is the responsibilities of governments everywhere to uphold the basic rights of liberty, life, and justice.

We will not forget Gao Zhisheng, not now, not ever, and we appeal to you to release him, to ease up, and respect fundamental human rights.

Today we appeal to Beijing, ease up, respect fundamental human rights and the sanctity of human life, and honor your commitments and the rule of law.

It is our job to get to a defendable, transparent a decision as expeditiously as possible.

As long as I am in this post no one in Hungary can be harmed because of their faith, convictions or origin.

I hope you will use the appropriations authority to support civil society groups who are working on the front lines.

The Holocaust Museum had an excellent exhibit several years ago on the relationship between anti-Semitic propaganda and the road toward the Holocaust.

Why is it that so many governments, and that would include our own, mistakenly look at the Muslim Brotherhood as somehow being moderate when it has such a profoundly anti-Semitic foundation to it?

Ignorance and hate are a very lethal combination and education is hugely important.

If we in America aren't vigilant about explaining and educating and ourselves understanding what it is that we have if, in fact, it is worth having and worth fighting for--if we don't understand it and require our children to understand…

Congress should be inquiring about that.

We view this as a national security issue, we think the administration should too.

I think the United States can play the most constructive role perhaps than any other country in the world in navigating what to do about the relationship between hate speech and violence.

My colleague, Elisa Massimino, down at the end of the table, spoke about the need for the United States to develop a national security policy based around the priority and importance of religious freedom.

I think that we have historically viewed the Muslim Brotherhood as a very dangerous organization with values and principles and platforms utterly inimical to our American values and democracy.