The Congressional Record, September 6, 1995: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi had urged Clinton to boycott the conference so as not to legitimize China’s leadership. After the speech, Pelosi praised the First Lady in the Congressional Record for “the strongest statements made on human rights in China, in Asia, and in the world by this administration to date.”
Letter to the Editor of Newsday, September 6, 1995: Clinton’s speech drew praise from unlikely places. GOP Councilman Christopher Bodkin sent a letter to the editor of Newsday, giving a surprising endorsement to the First Lady from someone belonging to “a culture that pays little or no attention to” Hillary Rodham Clinton. He writes, “I was proud to see America’s First Lady let them have both barrels….Right on!”