Over the past several weeks, Tibet has seen its largest protests for independence in nearly two decades. The protesters' cries for freedom have been with violence and a crackdown by the Chinese government. On Friday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and nine other Members of Congress visited the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan government in India. I did not travel with them, but I want to echo Speaker Pelosi's call for "shedding bright light on what is happening inside Tibet."

As a nation and as individuals, we most hold China to its promises to improve its human rights record in advance of the upcoming Olympic games. For more information about what is happening in Tibet and what you can do to get involved, I recommend checking out this website: http://www.racefortibet.org/act/help.php [1].