Today we will examine religious freedom around the world or the lack thereof, and we will focus on several countries where religious freedom is under serious assault.

The Chinese Communist Party has committed horrific crimes against believers, including genocide against Uyghur Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.

Promoting religious freedom remains the pillar of the U.S. foreign policy.

The rising tide of anti-Semitism worldwide is cause for serious alarm with no sign of abating.

We meet at a time when there is an actual genocide taking place.

I, too, have spoken at the Srebrenica remembrance, and I went with the president of Bosnia 20 years ago and what a moving experience.

Religious believers of every persuasion are harassed, arrested, jailed, or tortured.

Many Africans I met with are deeply disturbed by what they understood to be threats to humanitarian assistance.

Our recommendations are supported by Members of Congress in H. Resolution 82 introduced by you, Mr. Chair, Chris Smith, earlier this year.

I think each one of them, the evidence clearly suggests they ought to be CPC.

I wrote the language into the bill that you have a right to believe or not to believe.