Chris Smith

I want to thank my friend, Mrs. Blackburn, for her very eloquent comments, and thank her for her leadership. I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from Ohio (Mrs. Schmidt), who has led both in Ohio when she was there in the…

I thank my good friend for her excellent statement. I now yield to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

Mr. Walberg, thank you very much for that very eloquent and God-centered testimony on behalf of life. I would point out that throughout the Capitol and throughout the country there were religious services on behalf of the unborn seeking…

Thank you, Ms. Buerkle. I would like to now yield to the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe. We have, in this Congress, a number of medical doctors, most of whom are profoundly pro-life. And in the case of Dr. Roe, I believe he has…

I hope that the Congress will pass the Vietnam Human Rights bill, put Vietnam back on the list of Countries of Particular Concern.

Dr. Roe, thank you so very much for your kind remarks, and you have been a leader, as have the Members that have been speaking. There's no single leader, except for maybe Henry Hyde when he was the leader here in the House. But this is a…

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I just want to send my gratitude to Dr. Thang, CAMSA, BPSOS, and Congressman Smith and the panel and the U.S. Government for allowing this hearing.

And finally, I'd like to talk about religious persecution focusing on the Hmong Christians.

Second, I'd like to touch on the widespread use of torture against political dissidents, people of faith, religious leaders, and also the increased frequency of police brutality.

I also strongly support the redesignation of Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern.

I thank the distinguished chairwoman for yielding and join her first in mourning the passing of Vaclav Havel, the great President and human rights crusader, one of the founders of Charter 77, a magnificent human rights manifesto, that took…

That kind of passivity, that kind of indifference enables dictatorship.

I will be voting for the chairman's bill and for the amendment offered by my good friend Mr. Rivera. It is a conditional yes.

The OAS can serve a very valuable purpose, but it has to step up to the plate.

I applaud the chairman for being so tenacious in combating the dictatorship of Hugo Chavez.

It seems to me this is an idea whose time has come.

our total cumulative trade deficit with them was over $2 trillion.

It seems to me it's just a myopic, short-term view there. Some people get very rich in the short term.

The Chinese Government's repression of workers' rights burdens the U.S. commerce by lowering the costs of China-based production.

China continues to massively violate the basic human rights of its own people and systematically undermines the rule of law.

job creation is their number-one priority.

As a member of the WTO, China has experienced tremendous economic growth and integration into the global economy.

I would hope, barest minimum, begin that investigation because this is Pandora's Box.

the trade deficit with China is mammoth.