We've got to do this now.

To my Republican friends concerned about debt and deficits, please join me in finding ways to reduce planet warming planet pollution at home and abroad.

Prudence should be our watch word it seems.

Madam President, I am delighted to follow Leader Schumer, for whom this has been such an important issue. I am confident that we will gather our caucus together to be as effective as we can. Today is International Women's Day, but this…

This is yet another reason why it is important that this committee and this Congress focus on combating the rise of racially-motivated extremism here in the homeland as well.

Can you expand on your recommendation for the creation of an Economic Threat Intelligence entity, to combat corporate espionage and the theft of IP?

Our struggle is not with the Chinese people, but rather with the Chinese Communist Party that is increasingly hostile to democracy and human rights.

It is clear that the Chinese Communist Party is taking a whole-of-government approach to advancing its ambitions at the expense of U.S. and democratic interests, and therefore we must take a whole-of-government approach to meeting that…

I think especially when we look at things like access to rare earth minerals that are critical to our economy and other factors, those relationships with the global south are important.

Make no mistake, China is the competitor with the greatest combination of intent and capacity to threaten U.S. global leadership.

there is always a perennial debate on the level of foreign aid that we provide to those same nations

Our adversary here is not the Chinese people, it is an authoritarian and anti-democratic regime that is becoming increasingly aggressive.

I am optimistic about the opportunity that lies ahead to build on these historic achievements.

Madam Speaker, last month, I had the opportunity to visit the Port of Galilee in Narragansett, Rhode Island, one of the most productive commercial fishing ports in the entire Northeast. Galilee is home to more than 270 commercial fishing…

What I am wondering is if you have recommendations on the kinds of things that we might be suggesting to our State Department.

I hope that in this hearing we can continue this bipartisan work, and look for concrete steps we can take together to address this deep challenge.

The historic Abraham Accords are one of the most consequential diplomatic achievements of my lifetime and a success of the Donald Trump Administration.

I want to thank Senator Padilla and Senator Lujan for recommending witnesses to us.