George Bush actually said...

The unconditional extension of MFN substantially promotes broader U.S. interests in human rights, nonproliferation, and trade.

The United States will not lift its Tiananmen-related sanctions until the Chinese make substantial progress in protecting basic human rights...

The steps we take here will be only first steps, but let them be determined first steps toward a true community of freedom and peace.

If Congress were to abandon the mutually agreed-upon discipline of the BEA, it could trouble financial markets, cause interest rates to rise...