We've already talked about the two victories we had in the Senate Judiciary Committee passing two bills I authored. We had a third victory on the Senate floor, which is The entire Senate passed a resolution that I authored along with Dick Durbin... urging the President to prioritize the release of political prisoners [in China]. The release of people who are wrongfully imprisoned in China, including Jimmy Lai, who's the great democracy activist in Hong Kong. I met Jimmy Lai when I traveled to Hong Kong. (17:13–25:27)
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