My colleagues, China is a rogue nation. Totalitarians and Communists rule it. These leaders oppress their people and deny the basic freedoms and religious liberties that we hold so dear here in America.
China regularly fails to abide by standards of good citizenship in the community of nations.
China s officials have been tied with attempts to influence the 1996 elections in the United States through contributions to the Democratic National Committee. This nation's spies have stolen our nuclear technology. It sells missile technology to Iran and North Korea and regularly threatens war against Taiwan. I believe firmly that this vote affects the advancement of America's national interests, including include national security, human rights, religious liberty, and commerce and American jobs. With very few measures have I so deeply struggled with determining the best course of action, and with identifying what is right and wrong for America.