John McCain: “Sen. McCain understood the plight of these BIE families and immediately offered to fight for them.”

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

The National Defense Strategy offers a new framework for thinking about the global challenges we face and that places China squarely at the top of our priority list.

We owe each other our respect as long as our character merits respect.

I especially want to acknowledge the leadership of Senator McCain of Arizona who introduced the Native American Languages Act (NALA) in 1990.