chairman, i was very much moved this morning by the actions of my friend, michael horowitz, on behalf of the china six-prisoner faith and all other chinese prisoners of conscience. i think mr. horowitz is here today. i was especially moved by his effort to cause the obama administration to deal with the human rights issues with the primetime attention that such leaders as president reagan and the late tom landis give it. michael was arrested in front of the white house this morning. for engaging in a quiet and respectful demonstration. as i saw the police place handcuffs on him and drive him away in a squad car, i realized how great america's heart can be. i also realized the great things that america's friends of freedom can do for oppressed people in china andelsewhere. before his arrest, michael prepared a statement which i hope can be entered into the hearing record. as you know, michae important role in working with you, and with congressman wolf and others on such legislation as the international religious freedom act and the north act. his statement reflects a great understandi

. >> i'm michael horowitz at the hudson institute, and i want to enter in the, the anden/demuth discussion about whether progressive think tanks tend to spike the guns when dealing with difference in power. i tell you my experience leads me to come down on the demuth side. i work on a variety of human rights issues, trafficking, north korea policy, internet freedom policy, and i find it easier when i want to show coalition support to get the reform, jews and southern baptists, than to find a progressive think tank joining a conservative think tank. take the recent trip of the vice president of china here. great question about whether some of the activists in jail, religious and other activists in jail should have been spoken up for. once again there was a letter co-signed by the national association of evangelicals and the reformed jews. once again, i couldn't find anybody at progressive think tanks to take that sort of thing on. on trafficking issues i was able to find the national organization for women and concerned women for america. i didn't hear from progressive think tanks. now, may

. >> i am michael horowitz and i want to enter and tutsiinto the debate about whether progressive liberal think tanks tend to s pike the guns when they are talking about their friends in power. i work on a a variety of human rights issues -- trafficking north korea policy, internet freedom policy, and i find it easier when i want to show coalition support what i want to get the reform jews and southern baptists and i find a progressive think tank joining a conservative think tank. think about the vice president china. a great question about whether some of the activists in jail, religious and other activists should have been spoken out for. once again, there was a letter cosigned by the national letter of evangelicals and reform jews. i could not find anyone to take that sort of thing on. on trafficking issue, i was able to find the national organization for women and the national foundation for women. i could not find any progress of think tanks. in turn of credibility in terms of smoothing the hard edges of the debate, i think you have a lot more to do. i want to raise one other questio