[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  EXPRESSING SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OPPRESSION BY CHINA OF FALUN 
                    GONG IN UNITED STATES AND CHINA

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                               speech of

                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 4, 2004

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H. Con. Res. 304, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding oppression by the Government 
of China against the Falun Gong in the United States and in China. I 
urge all members of Congress to support this important legislation.
  The United States must stand up for basic decency and human rights 
and for men and women who are being persecuted on account of their 
religious or political beliefs. As a congress, our policy must be a 
policy that helps promote human rights and freedom, not a policy that 
sides with dictators who oppress their own citizens.
  H. Con. Res. 304 calls on the Government of China to stop the 
harassment of Falun Gong practitioners in the United States, calls for 
the immediate release from detention of all prisoners of conscience, 
and calls on the Attorney General to investigate reports that Chinese 
officials in the United States have committed illegal acts while 
attempting to intimidate Falun Gong practitioners.
  Those who are persecuted for their religious or political beliefs 
around the world are encouraged when the United States speaks out on 
their behalf. America must be true to its founders and continue to 
stand up for basic decency and human rights. Thomas Jefferson said the 
God who gave us life, gave us liberty. Every man and woman--with 
inalienable rights. Those are the rights, not just for those who are 
blessed to be Americans, but for every man, woman and child in this 
world.
  I call on every member of Congress to vote in favor of this important 
resolution.

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