[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING CITIZENS' VIETNAMESE HUMAN RIGHTS PETITION TO WHITE HOUSE

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, in honor of the 18th annual Vietnam Human 
Rights Day on Friday, May 11, 2012, I would like to highlight a 
petition that can be found on the ``We the People'' section of the 
White House's Web site. This particular petition, which collected over 
150,000 signatures from across the country, urges the administration to 
``stop expanding trade at the expense of human rights.''
  Vietnam's human rights record remains disgraceful and I look forward 
to the day when we can gather together to celebrate true freedom in 
Vietnam. This administration must show the world that promotion of 
human rights is a priority in U.S. foreign policy.

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