John McCain: “I think we have arrived at a point where in fact we do need to help them a bit more in providing security.”

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.

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

That was not exactly accurate coming from Raj Shah.

Have you read about the FAST Act? Oh, yes. We have read about it but we really do not, you know, have to, like, pay a lot of attention to it.