U.S. lawmakers lashed out at major Internet companies

 U.S. lawmakers lashed out at Google, Yahoo, Cisco Systems and Microsoft because of the companies alleged complicity in human rights abuses by the Chinese government. One Democrat even questioned "how your corporate leadership sleeps at night".

"Your abhorrent activities in China are a disgrace. I simply do not understand how your corporate leadership sleeps at night," said Rep. Tom Lantos, the ranking Democrat on a House International Relations subcommittee on human rights. Lantos' California district includes Silicon Valley.

The Republican chairman of the subcommittee, Chris Smith of New Jersey, held the hearing to ask the companies about their procedures in China and demands from the Chinese government.