Chris Smith

The Chinese version of history is a complete fantasy.

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First of all, let me thank Chairwoman Virginia Foxx for the extraordinary job she is doing on this important parental rights legislation, H.R. 5. I thank my friend from Virginia (Mr. Scott) for this civil debate. It has been disciplined…

After the terrible incident and the loss of this young woman, there were meetings with the school board, and the number of students who came forward who talked about the bullying and the videotaping of bullying that happens, and how…

There was. It was called the JCPOA and it put Iran's nuclear program in a box as verified not only by international inspectors but by our own intelligence community.

The zero draft WHO pandemic treaty that the Administration and others are pushing to get--put into effect at the WHO starts off with a harsh criticism of the United States and the international community by calling it a catastrophic…

The previous Administration decided to leave the agreement.

I have seen a series of dictatorships rise and fall, particularly in the East bloc countries.

I want to thank you so very much for your testimony, for your leadership, brave and heroic as it is.

Under President Ortega, Nicaragua has become a pariah dictatorship in league with other human rights abusers.

Ortega could open up the door, and we are asking him right now to let us come and visit.

We need to sustain that outrage, but take much more meaningful action.

The international community should call for the renewal of the mandate of the U.N. Group of Experts on Nicaragua to enable continuous monitoring and documenting of State abuses.

And thankfully, here in America, our First Amendment protects not just the freedom of religion but the free exercise of religion.

Nicaragua under the Ortega-Murillo regime represents not just a moral and human rights challenge, but also a threat to the security of the United States.

I hope this serves as a starting point for a continued conversation this Congress on how we can more effectively support the people of Nicaragua at this difficult time.

By arresting the leading Presidential candidates and dozens of other critics, Ortega has shown the world that he cannot win reelection if the opposition is allowed to participate.

someday, there will be a free and Democratic Nicaragua, and you will be their walking point.

Why is America allowing Nicaragua to be the third largest exporter of meat to America, meat that it is tainted with blood?

I think we need to really ratchet up the pressure.

The U.S. Government has diplomatic and economic tools to ensure that the international funding and trade are not propping up Ortega-Murillo's regime.

It seems to me--I am thinking of asking David to come back for another hearing to look at Nicaragua to see what we could be doing vis--vis a mechanism like the ICC.

We all need to up our game. We all need to do more, and we need to do it immediately.

I am demanding that the Ortega-Murillo regime satisfy the proof of life of Bishop Alvarez Lagos.

I am urging Daniel Ortega to allow me to come to Nicaragua to visit the Bishop.