Jennifer Wexton

Mr. Chairman, thank you so much. I also want to applaud the brave women of China who are speaking out against harassment, violence, and discrimination.

For every Peng Shuai there are thousands of others who have been disappeared, charged with crimes, and trolled online for speaking out.

I was honored to lead the resolution in support of Peng, which passed the House unanimously.

My constituents and I are very excited about the opening of Phase 2 of the Silver Line, which I think now at this time is imminent.

I feel like I am back at the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, except we are not here at nine on a Thursday night, so it is much, much better.

Thank you for the resolution you introduced condemning IOC's complicity in the Peng Shuai incident.

I'm glad that we are holding this hearing today on the eve of the opening ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Genocide Games.

I introduced the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act, which would require companies that are publicly traded to actively investigate their supply chains for forced labor.

We should never let that happen. There's been a huge increase in anti-Asian hate and we want to make sure we get that under control.

I want to add my voice to the chorus of those calling out the IOC for their role as propagandist-in-chief for the CCP on this issue.

I'm just encouraged that the U.S. has instituted this diplomatic boycott.

One of the things that has become clear to me the more that I learn about China is that they play the long game.

It's also the genocide that's going on.

The surveillance doesn't end in Xinjiang or in China.

The stories that they tell me are terrifying, about what their families are going through back home.

I represent a district here in Northern Virginia which has one of the highest populations of Uyghur Muslims outside of Xinjiang.

Stop talking, and start doing.

It's because it's a police state and forced labor is so systemic that it's hard to determine if there's forced labor in the supply chain.

We don't agree on a lot, but we are completely united when it comes to this Commission.

How can we ensure that they actually have access to vaccine?

The social media groups, you know, the WhatsApps and the Facebooks and everything, their minimal protections are even less in other languages--in languages other than English.

I was very pleased to see your proposed budget call for 485 new positions, which aren't really new positions, are they?

I am a big fan of the GEC. And I also think that Radio Free Asia is one of the best bangs for the buck in terms of countering disinformation.

I am a co-lead on a bipartisan bill led by Representative Ted Deutch that would give Uyghurs Priority 2 refugee status.

I just don't see how we can go on with business as usual while the host country is committing genocide.