Chris Smith

I will never forget on a trip to Darfur, meeting with a Major Ajumbo who was very upset with the rules of engagement of that deployment.

I do believe that there is probably, at this immediate time, more of a role to be played in the South than there is in the North.

Food security remains an enormous problem worldwide and especially in Africa.

I strongly support H. Res 526 supporting the territory integrity of the Republic of Georgia.

Yes, they were. We asked repeatedly that they come here and testify and they adamantly refused. And they are welcome. They are welcome anytime.

We will convey that to the President and to the Secretary of State in hopes that they will act.

this is shocking, but it is also par for the course.

The subcommittee will come to order, and I want to wish everybody a good morning.

we have done so little at the Department of State.

I find it extremely offensive that the head American representative in the country apparently did not consider it inappropriate to publicly celebrate when an innocent U.S. citizen is being held in a notorious prison in the same country.

So I ask, when will the State Department reunite Jacob with his wife, his five children, his 11 grandchildren?

Let me tell them that their grandfather is finally coming home.

I sincerely appreciate your efforts on this matter and for your interest in my observations on this.

they are very bright people, very good people, but it is not the way to advancement if you ruffle the feathers of people of the host country.

I thank my good friend Trent Franks for his extraordinary leadership and courage. He is a pro-life champion. Mr. Speaker last year, an undercover videotaped sting operation by Live Action exposed several Planned Parenthood affiliates who…

I congratulate Chairman Ros-Lehtinen and the ranking member Howard Berman for working tirelessly to strengthen sanctions.

It is my belief that Iran's illicit nuclear program is a paramount challenge to U.S. core national security interests and it must be addressed.

A nuclear weapons capable Iran poses an unprecedented and absolutely unacceptable threat to Israel, its neighbors, the United States, Europe, the world.

Hiring veterans for patriotic reasons expresses appreciation and respect. Hiring them for business reasons gets results.

Not really. I believe that the collapse of the Communist Government and the establishment of a democratic system would be more beneficial to the Chinese people.

I think it is very important to point out that, in China, brothers and sisters are illegal, and women are treated as criminals if they have a child without explicit government permission.

I am concerned when the United States Government, when President Obama was asked about Chen Guangcheng specifically and human rights, he said, 'No comment on Chen,' and that, human rights, 'it comes up.'

How highly do we value political prisoners, human rights, democracy?

In an indefensible reversal, the Obama administration has provided approximately $165 million to the UNFPA.

Chen Guangcheng is among the bravest defenders of women's rights in the world.