Eni Faleomavaega: “I do recommend, Madam Chair, that we do go to Puerto Rico and hold more hearings on this very important issue.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank you for holding today's hearing on U.S.-China relations.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and certainly want to thank him for his most eloquent statements towards me. I feel a little embarrassed by it, but I do want to thank him. I do want to note, also, that it has been my honor to have…

Reaffirming the peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.

I just want to personally thank you again, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership in having this hearing today.