Joseph Yun: “I think the worst thing is the credibility of the United States would be very badly damaged.”

Underpinned by the Compacts, our partnerships with the FAS have formed a bedrock of U.S.-Pacific cooperation for nearly four decades.

My constituents also believe that the Compact Impact funding is critical to ensuring host regions can adequately address the needs of the migrant community.

I think one weakness of some of these agreements that we have entered is that it does not have full buy-in from Congress.

We respect Vietnam's independence and sovereignty, and we believe that allowing all of Vietnamese people to have a voice in determining their future is critical to achieving their full potential.