I share deeply the concern that China's support to Russia--Russia's defense industrial base--has not only changed the context of the conflict in Ukraine, but it will be a long term security challenge to the Indo-Pacific.

Africa and the Americas--32 of the 35 youngest countries in the world are in Africa, and the population growth there as well as a whole lot of other factors make it a really important area of strategic focus.

That is why I introduced the BOLSTER Act with Senator Shaheen, which aims to increase the coordination with the EU and European countries on sanctions in various Taiwan contingencies.

we have to own the absence of confirmed ambassadors, more than 20 openings in the Americas and in Africa.

I will also just indicate that for me the greatest vehicle for building the partnerships that are going to be necessary is to advance partnerships around technology.

Putin's miscalculated decision to launch a full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 upended the world but not in the way that he thought it would.

In the last ten days, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $208 million investment through the Inflation Reduction Act.

I want to praise the effort of Members of Congress to get out there and deliver the message that on a bipartisan matter long time friends of Georgia believe this is the wrong path.

I firmly support the longevity of our transatlantic alliance, but I also believe that some of our European partners need to have a more realistic understanding of the very real risk that an aggressive PRC poses, not just to our national…

We need to have some advances in charging.

I personally believe we should allow Ukraine to conduct the war in the manner that they see fit with our weapons.

However, Europe is slowly awakening to these threats that the PRC poses to European security and understands now that they have got to de-risk.

I found a country hungry for U.S. presence, and I found a country littered with debt trap infrastructure projects that they will never be able to pay back.

Instead, it upended European policy toward Russia and its attitudes toward the rest of the world.

I think it is really important that we are clear, and I think we have been. In Congress there is bipartisan opposition to what is happening in Georgia.

Two things. One is it should be clear to the governing party in Georgia that there is a path back, that having free and fair elections without violence against civil society.

Most notably, Ukraine is standing firm in its fight for freedom.

We need to make sure in the deployment of charging technologies we are not just look at passenger vehicles, but we are also looking at trucks.