John McCain: “Montenegro has joined the defense of the free world as the 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”

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

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 named that legislation after Ashlynne Mike, killed on her way to school.

I am convinced the only successful path to preserving the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific--and the peace and prosperity it has generated--is to renew America's leadership in the region in full.