"It is now time to reestablish the Peace Corps in Micronesia and build grassroots relationships."
"Expeditious action on the Compacts by this Committee and others is essential."
"One of most important tools that the United States has in supporting democracy and good governance while denying China the ability to project strategic power throughout the vast Pacific region."
"how grateful we are for the role these insular areas have played for this country"
"the way that this renewal has been framed, where this kind of $700 million of undivided money that is not really dedicated to nuclear, there is no apology, is, I think, perceived as a lack of respect ..."
"the Freely Associated States are among the low-lying island and atoll countries in the region, and they are directly threatened by rising sea levels."
"listening to the Pacific Island countries about climate change, even if it is just listening, along with the other issues, I think that does go a long way."
"I am reintroducing my legislation to formally apologize for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Marshall Islands."
"The whole world is watching what we do, and our adversaries are going to challenge us on our commitments."
"the Pacific Islands have identified climate change as an urgent concern for their security and their overall development."
"H.R. 630 is a bill that passed on suspension in the House with bipartisan support last session, didn't make it through the gauntlet at the Senate as they were putting their final package together."
"But legislation that addresses lands, like the Wounded Knee legislation, for example, I think it is important because it represents not only the Department of the Interior's act to solidify that conne..."