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Chris Smith

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Chris Smith is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 4th congressional district since 1981. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on a range of issues including human rights, foreign affairs, and health care. Smith has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at improving health services and advocating for the rights of individuals both domestically and internationally. His long-standing service in Congress has made him a prominent figure in New Jersey politics.

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Oct 4, 2011

Who we donate to does matter. If the organization has a program that supports coercive population control, refuses any kind of transparency, I think we have a reason to say, 'We will put the money somewhere else.'

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Oct 4, 2011

It's not rocket science to say they are complicit. They are supporting it.

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Oct 4, 2011

I think they all are very, very important additions to the legislation.

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Oct 4, 2011

God forbid that we have a one-child-per-couple policy, and I will yield, all over the world, because--and you look at what just recently at a summit in Cancun.

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Oct 4, 2011

My hope would be that any U.N. personnel, any member agency, voluntary agency--UNFPA, for example--if there is a country that is practicing torture, for example, the U.N. police, peacekeepers, should in no way be complicit in that.

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Oct 4, 2011

This is one of those examples I think where we can have very strong bipartisan cooperation to combat modern-day slavery in all of its forms, whether it be sex trafficking or labor trafficking.

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Oct 4, 2011

all,' repeat, 'all UNFPA programming incorporates and defers to Chinese law and regulation.'

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Oct 4, 2011

He is very supportive of this effort, feels that they can accommodate it, and do it.

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Oct 4, 2011

I would point out to Mr. Murphy that the language he is offering is an encouragement.

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Oct 4, 2011

We have asked them repeatedly, 'Leave China.'

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Oct 4, 2011

One day fistula will be eradicated worldwide and when that day comes, I hope that we will be proud that the scourge of fistula was eliminated without using the suffering of women in Africa and other parts of the world to justify and mask…

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Oct 4, 2011

We have learned many lessons over the past decade. And we have made great strides in combating this fundamental human rights abuse.

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Oct 3, 2011

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you for calling this very timely and important hearing.

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Oct 3, 2011

This is a policy and political win if this administration, backed by bipartisan congressional support, takes a more supportive and aggressive action in support of human rights in Sudan.

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Oct 3, 2011

I do have one final question with regards to an issue that I think is extremely important, and it often gets underfocused upon, and that is the issue of forced Islamization.

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Oct 3, 2011

I certainly hope we stick to that because it appears that, you know, we're leaning toward becoming so eager to please China.

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Oct 3, 2011

We think it is terribly important. Otherwise, there are going to be situations like Southern Kordofan, like Blue Nile, continuing trouble in Darfur.

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Oct 3, 2011

Slavery is an internationally recognized crime against humanity. And effective action by the United States and the international community is long overdue.

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Oct 3, 2011

Taipei's desire to procure F-16 C/D fighters is based on what I believe Taiwan's growing alarm as to the PRC's systematic deployment of more missiles, combat aircraft, and an order of battle that increasingly by the week, by the month…

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Oct 3, 2011

You talked about us being battlers. Well, you have been a battler-in-chief.

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Sep 21, 2011

Women bear the major brunt of the one-child policy not only as mothers.

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Sep 21, 2011

Nothing in human history compares to the magnitude of China's 33-year assault on women and children.

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Sep 21, 2011

There is a bill which has been introduced by Trent Franks of, which I and my colleagues here are cosponsors of, that would outlaw it.

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Sep 21, 2011

It is in China's own self-interest to abandon this abomination called the one-child-per-couple policy.

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