Sherrod Brown actually said...

"We similarly demand that China end this 'absurdity' for these noble citizens."

"We urge incoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to immediately and unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia."

"We stand with our government, we stand with governments around the world, and the 134 Nobel laureates, led by Archbishop Tutu, to urge incoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to immediately and uncondit..."

"We know that the Chinese people are not, and should not, be satisfied with economic progress in the absence of justice."