We do not allow foreign countries, especially China, to contribute to our people who are running for political office.

We must ensure that any expansion be targeted to outcomes that are--that they are based in programs that are actually proven to work.

We need to make sure that this expansion is done right.

It is particularly concerning that without targeted outcome-based financing, the short-term programs outcomes are worse for students of color and low-income students.

We do not allow foreign countries, especially China, to contribute to our people who are running for political office.

The good news is Europe now clearly recognizes its mistake and will never go back to that situation again.

President Xi has said that he wants to be the global dominating power by 2049.

we hope to involve the chairman and ranking member and working across the committee either through that legislative effort or another in fairly short order to empower the State Department

With all due respect, they are an adversary.

the bill that Senator Coons and I have put forward remains the only working piece of legislation this body has before it on countering economic coercion

With all due respect, they are an adversary.

I do not think that can be understated and, indeed, people first look to what their financial situation is when they make decisions about how they are going to proceed.

President Xi has said that he wants to be the global dominating power by 2049.

I recently sent a letter with Chairman Menendez to Secretaries Yellen and Blinken outlining my surprise that this was not already a permanent position given Switzerland's outsized importance in the trade and financial sectors, as well as…

we hope to involve the chairman and ranking member and working across the committee either through that legislative effort or another in fairly short order to empower the State Department

the bill that Senator Coons and I have put forward remains the only working piece of legislation this body has before it on countering economic coercion

The good news is Europe now clearly recognizes its mistake and will never go back to that situation again.

U.S. policy must account for this rise of coercive economic practices and maintain our competitiveness in order to achieve what is best for our national interests.