Bipartisan Group of Senators Send Letter to Trump Urging Release of Pastor Held in China

Call to Free Christian Leader Held in China Sent to Trump

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for President Trump to put pressure on China to release detained pastor Ezra Jin Mingri. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside Representatives Riley Moore (R-WV) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), led 29 lawmakers in a letter pushing for the release of Jin, the lead pastor of Zion Church. “As you prepare to meet with President Xi Jinping next month, we urge you to seek resolution of the case o…

Bipartisan Group of Senators Send Letter to Trump Urging Release of Pastor Held in China

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to press for the release of detained Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri ahead of his anticipated May meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In a March 24 letter, lawmakers including Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), along with Reps. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), called on the president to advocate for the release of not onl…

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In what might generously be described as Congress discovering diplomacy still exists, James Lankford, Ted Budd, and Tim Kaine led a bipartisan push urging Donald Trump to advocate for the release of Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri ahead of his upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping. Lawmakers from both chambers signed onto the letter, asking Trump to bring up Jin’s case during the summit, presumably right after the small talk and before the part where …

Congressman Riley M. Moore Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Release of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Ahead of U.S.–China Summit - West Virginia Daily News

Washington, D.C. (WVDN) – Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter alongside U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congressman Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), along with 29 of their colleagues, urging President Donald J. Trump to press for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri during the President’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Pastor Jin, the leader of Zion Church in China, was arbitrarily…