Frank Wolf

I just wanted to let the Commission know that I just spoke to the Secretary's office.

When I get back to my office, we will call the State Department and ask for Secretary Clinton to go and try to see Chen directly.

Not one person in the administration, not one person, has responded and agreed.

I have written every official in the Obama administration--the State Department--the Trade Representative comes before and is funded by my subcommittee.

I think if President Reagan were the President now, what a difference that would be.

I was one who opposed Ambassador Locke's confirmation to the Ambassadorship, and I told him so and he knew it.

Let 20 million, 30 million Chinese type in the word 'Chen' and get it on their cell phones, and let's make this happen as we now can do it in a matter of two to three months.

I see a direct parallel with what is taking place today in China and the unraveling of the Romanian Government.

I would hope that they would know... the representatives of the State Department in Beijing do not represent the viewpoint of the American people.

I personally want to thank the media.

Today's hearing is just the latest chapter in what is a long history of Congressman Smith's dogged human rights advocacy.

Wolf, Hon. Frank, a U.S. Representative from Virginia; Member, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

We must protect programs like Mars exploration that advance job opportunities and economic growth.

I want the 21st Century to be the American Century, not the Chinese Century.

Until we deal and pass a Simpson-Bowles Commission, put everything on the table, reform the entitlements, close these tax loopholes, all of you, all of your organizations are going to have the same problem year after year after year.

The fundamental problem in this country is we have to reform the entitlements and we have to close the tax loopholes.

This is really no time to back off investment in institutions such as the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

Thank you very much for your testimony, I appreciate it.

Spend your money making sure people know what you are doing.

We have got to get control of the entitlements and close these tax loopholes.

The Obama administration has failed. He walked away from the Simpson-Bowles Commission, and the Congress, the Republican Congress, has failed.

Fairfax County was awarded federal funding through a five-year competitive grant to establish the Evening Reporting Center.

I would also thank Chairman Wolf who represents my locality, Fairfax County, Virginia, for his help in supporting our many gang-related issues that are priorities in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia.

We are moving it through the Congress to celebrate George Washington's birthday on his real birthday.

Unfortunately a group, the Drug Policy Alliance has apparently made numerous claims about drug courts before this subcommittee that simply are not true.