Putin's war in Ukraine is the most blatant attack on democracy we have seen since the Cold War.

I thank Chairman Westerman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am honored to support H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, to increase energy production, export American energy, and build out our infrastructure to transport it. All of our…

We strongly condemn this and Mr. Lai should be released immediately.

Putin's war in Ukraine is the most blatant attack on democracy we have seen since the Cold War.

The next battleground for freedom and democracy will be Taiwan.

In a healthy democracy, elections must be free, fair, and transparent.

If you can peel off major people in the security forces and/or the military that changes the dynamics

The United States has been the largest and most robust supporter of democracy and human rights around the world.

What we really need is action.

We need to do more than just pay lip service to democracy and human rights.

What we really need is action.

The Biden administration must not allow Taiwan to become the next Afghanistan.

We need to do more than just pay lip service to democracy and human rights.

If you can peel off major people in the security forces and/or the military that changes the dynamics

The next battleground for freedom and democracy will be Taiwan.

The United States has been the largest and most robust supporter of democracy and human rights around the world.

democracy is in decline, 17 years of consecutive decline according to Freedom House.

I pay tribute to Jeff Wrase, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's deputy staff director and chief economist, who recently left the committee after more than 11 years of service. For more than 20 years, Jeff served in what many consider to…