Political Quotes

“my colleague from Connecticut just said that they were being tough on China. As I explained, this bill is not being tough on China. But a bit of good news: They will have the opportunity, moments from now, to in fact be tough on China. I have introduced, roughly, a dozen separate pieces of legislation designed to do exactly that, to stand up to the Chinese Communist Government. I am glad also to see my Democratic colleagues discovering the human rights travesties that are playing out in China. Look, my family knows the oppression of Communist governments. My father was imprisoned and tortured in Cuba. My aunt, my Tia Sonia, was imprisoned and tortured by Fidel Castro's thugs. So, when it comes for standing for dissidents, there is a reason why, for 8 years, I have gone to the Senate floor over and over and over again speaking up for dissidents who are being tortured and oppressed by Communists. Here is a chance for the Democrats to join us in that regard. Mr. President, there are two separate bills that I have introduced that I am going to discuss. The first is a bill called the SCRIPT Act. For years, we have known that China's surveillance state and censorship practices are used to maintain its human rights violations.…”