I want to applaud the chairman for giving credit to this administration. I think--no, I hope that does not go--I hope it does go public for you, because I think it is a good thing, because it shows that we are focused on what is best for…

I think we need to have economic repivoting in manufacturing in the world, and I like to refer to it as ABC, manufacture anywhere but China.

China has made a systematic effort to divide ASEAN through cultivating certain leaders in countries like Cambodia to torpedo the organization from having unity.

The Gulf has been a focal point of U.S. foreign policy under both Democratic and Republican administrations.

We are at a different time and place in history, with world powers juggling for preeminence.

If we collectively stand up against China, China will get the message in one sense, militarily.

The late President George H. W. Bush acted on this doctrine when he sent a half a million U.S. troops to liberate Kuwait in 1991.

Thank you, Ranking Member Wilson.

Our partnerships with these States are enduring and many date back to the end of the Second World War.

In his 1980 State of the Union Address, President Jimmy Carter articulated the Carter doctrine, which stated that the United States would use military force if necessary to defend its national interest in the Gulf.

Yet, these ties have endured.

I am worried that the Trump Administration has provided a free pass for our regional partners on too many issues and that ultimately that may undermine our goals.

Should the Administration consider applying Global Magnitsky Act sanctions against Saudi officials responsible for unjust treatment not just in connection with the Khashoggi case but unjust treatment of these activists if there is credible…

It is a shame that the rest of world is now looking at the United States no longer as an ally in combating human rights violations.

I think it is critical that we do everything we can to try to end that rift.

Russia and China both explicitly intend to eclipse the United States in space.

America needs a modern online privacy law and the Federal Trade Commission needs the tools and resources to effectively enforce law and hold bad actors accountable.

I am particularly concerned that information regarding White nationalist gangs and violent fringe White movement groups is not being shared with State and local law enforcement even when they specifically seek it.