[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 FREEDOM FROM RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION ACT

  (Mr. STRICKLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, I am a proud cosponsor of the bill of 
the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Wolf], the Freedom From Religious 
Persecution Act. I believe as the Chinese leadership is in this country 
meeting at the White House, the most appropriate response for those of 
us who are concerned about human rights abuses and the persecution of 
those in China simply because they wish to practice their religious 
faith, the most appropriate response for those of us who are Members of 
this House would be to sign on as cosponsors of the Wolf bill.

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  We need to send a message to the Chinese government and to the 
Clinton administration that we will not continue to tolerate the 
religious persecution of people of faith in China and throughout the 
rest of the world.

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