I think it is time for us as a country to unleash American energy.

Domestic oil and gas is the lifeblood of our economy.

As a candidate for president, Joe Biden made a campaign promise to end fossil fuels.

But these oppressive rules and regulations are being forced upon our domestic oil and gas producers and are crushing production, future investment, and the benefits that American consumers could enjoy if we were energy dominant once again.

I have just proven with a few examples that China is on the offense while the United States is ignoring our allies in Latin America.

The time to pass repeal and replace of the 2001 AUMF legislation is now long overdue.

Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress alone the authority to declare war, and I believe it is our most solemn power.

I am grateful that we have before us witnesses representing not only the U.S. Coast Guard, but also U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Department of State, which together represent three important components of national power in the…

The U.S. must encourage and support these activities in the South China Sea.

So if we sit back as the No. 1 force, military force, in the world, we will watch in the next decade that Mandarin will replace English as the second language in Latin America.

I voted for that authorization. And though I carry the burden of that vote, not for 1 second do I regret it.

I do think operations like the 2022 strike against Al Qaeda's leader in 9/11, plotter Ayman al-Zawahiri, should be authorized by Congress.

We need Congress to reassert its proper authority over the power to declare war under the Constitution.

Our partners in the region need our help, and our allies are questioning if the U.S. will be there to help.

The Taliban, for all of their counterproductive and backward policies and what they are doing today, did not warrant a proactive designation by Congress as an organization that the President is authorized to use military force against.

I think one of the strengths we see still to this day in things like the D/ISIS coalition is the really the consistency and sustainability of that coalition.

Congress has to make the decision. Congress is in charge. There is no partnership. We make the decision. We take the vote.

ISIS-K remains a top concern. ISIS-K continues to pose a threat to our country and remains engaged in global terror.