Daniel Sullivan actually said...

"I think sometimes China has come out and said, 'Well, we were forced to do this because you're running Freedom of Navigation operations in that region.'"

"I think this comes up in the Armed Services hearings a lot lately, is, this concern about not getting enough nominees out to the State Department, for the Department of Defense, from the White House, ..."

"I believe their intentions are clear. They're interested--China is interested in the resources in the Arctic Circle."

"Let's work on getting nominees, and then you guys can help us stop the historic obstruction of these nominees."