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Democracy is a whole lot better than authoritarianism.

The United States has been a partner of Georgia for 30 years now, supporting its democracy, its self-determination, its security.

Those elections were about as straight up as I have ever seen.

The tool of choice for authoritarians these days is anti-nongovernmental organization laws, also referred to as foreign agent laws.

Autocrats fear the loss of control, and this ensures opposing ideas are neither seen nor heard.

This is a bipartisan issue, and it is an American issue and something we all need to work on together.

This is a huge bipartisan victory, really, for Congress, and I think probably most Americans do not have a full appreciation of how important the Pacific Region is as far as our competition with China is concerned.

Boy, I will tell you, that is a heavy lift sometimes.

I am not seeing the same enthusiasm for the Administration.

I think the problem is there is some people making the same mistake right now with China.

I think they have to be accounted for more directly.

I find it embarrassing. I think it is antithetical to our strategic interests.

I would say that politics is a tough game.

I do not like going to a country in which we sit down with the leader, and we do not have an ambassador there.

I always appreciate your understanding of these issues and frankness.

It is time for our Government to wake up to the real challenges China presents and start taking concrete action.

The Administration's record is dismal.

Aggressively targeting China should be the top priority in U.S. sanctions policy.