WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued statements following the Senate's passage of their bipartisan resolution urging President Trump to prioritize securing the release of political prisoners during his current visit to China, including Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife, Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai.
Sen. Cruz said, "The Chinese Communist Party is an authoritarian regime that jails dissidents, silences religious believers, and violates basic freedoms. The Senate's passage of this bipartisan resolution underscores that America will continue fighting to secure the release of those wrongfully detained and hold the CCP ...