Chris Smith

To the Vice President of China: We will not forget.

Legislation to reform the agricultural guestworker program has been introduced in both the House and Senate in this Congress by Members from both political parties.

On rollcall No. 13, I inadvertently voted ``yes'' when I intended to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by…

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the American people stand in solidarity with the people of the Congo.

Thank you so very much for that extraordinarily moving testimony. It moves this subcommittee and moves, I'm sure, the members of this committee to do even more to combat human trafficking so that there are no victims, hopefully fewer and…

In conclusion, tomorrow night, the President will call for a return to American values in his State of the Union message. Mr. President, the violent destruction of the child in the womb, of the killing of babies and of the wounding of…

Thank you very much and thank you for reminding all of us that Planned Parenthood really is Child Abuse, Incorporated, 329,000, 332,000 the year before that of innocent children decimated, killed in their clinics. I would like to now yield…

These crimes and violations have been under reported by our own State Department.

The Government of Vietnam continues to control religious communities, severely restricts and penalizes independent religious practice.

The right-to-life movement is the greatest human rights movement on Earth, a remarkable decades-long struggle embraced by millions of selfless women and men of all ages, races, colors and creed and made up in recent years, I'm happy to…

First of all is the systematic and widespread modern-day slavery, not just government complicity, but the Government of Vietnam was behind it.

Vietnam, in fact, continues to be among the worst violators of religious freedom in the world.

I thank the gentlewoman. I would like to now yield to my good friend and colleague from Indiana, Marlin Stutzman, who before coming to the House, fought for life in the legislature. And he did a wonderful job.

Thank you so much for your powerful statement. I'd like to now yield to G.T. Thompson, a good friend and colleague from Pennsylvania who has spoken out so eloquently time and again on behalf of the sanctity of life.

Thank you. I would like to yield to the gentleman from Nebraska, Jeff Fortenberry, who is the prime sponsor of the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act and has combated abortions both at home as well as in foreign nations.

it brings nothing but dishonor to the Vietnamese Government.

I will absolutely call out, as I have in the past, but more so now given the fact that we have seen gross deterioration of the human rights situation in Vietnam.

I have legislation that calls for Vietnam to be placed back on the CPC list with respect to religious freedom.

The Vietnam Government continues to be an egregious violator of a broad array of human rights.

I would like to now yield to the gentlewoman from Alabama, Congresswoman Martha Roby. One of the blessings of this Congress is that we have so many articulate and brave women who speak out in defense of life. I have been here for 32 years…

I believe that one last note, we now have, I believe, an opportunity that we have leverage on the communist Chinese Government of Vietnam.

I thank my good friend. Again, a very, very powerful statement. I'd like to yield to Alan Nunnelee from Mississippi. I thank him for being here this evening.

Thank you so much for that very, very eloquent statement. I would like to now yield to Vicky Hartzler from Missouri, a new Member of Congress who has already made a serious impact, particularly on the life issue. So glad to have you here.

I thank the gentleman from Mississippi. I yield to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Pompeo).