But I would note China invests in things that are going to help China down the road.

I think Xi Jinping is an intelligent person, that military action is not the right path for him to consider.

I would note that the law that was passed called for this to be presented to Congress, some in public, and then some classified, as opposed to just an in camera review. So I would expect that the State Department would follow the law as…

China goes to great lengths to try and convince other countries to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

But what are the other dimensions do you think of that key strategy?

I, for one, was surprised to see their treatment of Australia, for instance, and wondered how that could possibly be in their interest to offend a nation in their region as they did, obviously, a nation with which we have a close…

I am actually thinking about some of the more direct economic impact, for instance, anticipating that China relies on Taiwan, for instance, for semiconductor needs of various kinds.

I think it sends a signal to would be aggressors around the world of all kinds that we will stand by our commitments and that we honor and respect the rights of democratic people to retain their freedoms and their vision for their own…

That is the objective.

I have not heard any of my colleagues and I have not heard any of the witnesses suggest that we shortcut any environmental standards.

Congress is elected by the people and is accountable to the people. Agencies are not.

This is an issue that we can beat. And what I mean by that is, we can come together with different viewpoints.

The Federal Government has also disregarded collaboration, to instead use the deeply divisive Antiquities Act.

Empowering Local Voices and Stopping Federal Overreach to Improve Management of Utah's Public Lands.

This is why I introduced the HOUSES Act, with Senator Lee, to allow local governments to nominate certain parcels to build affordable housing.

Utahns know best how to manage these lands, and I will continue to fight to increase their stewardship of them in their own backyard.

If we are to restore any semblance of that arrangement, we will have to begin by empowering local communities like Hurricane and St. George.

Trust us, you have screwed it up for the last 180 years, let us tell you now how to do it, is insulting.