"America's interests in the Asia-Pacific region are deep and enduring."
"Would the witnesses agree that the abandonment of TPP was one of the biggest mistakes we have made?"
"We need to be clear-eyed about our long-term interests in preserving the American position, and that should be our north star."
"The most immediate challenge is the situation on the Korean Peninsula."
"I would like to thank you, Chairman McCain, for proposing an Asia Pacific Stability Initiative, which I hope the Trump Administration will support."
"Chairman McCain, your tireless efforts to strengthen and transform our relationship with Vietnam have not only been heroic, they have been strategic."
"The President, therefore, should use the opportunity offered by his appearance at the East Asia summit to clearly affirm America's commitment to maintaining its global primacy."
"A North Korean missile with a nuclear payload capable of striking an American city is no longer a distant hypothetical."
"These ideas have produced unprecedented peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific."
"Decades of relative peace and prosperity that American leadership has enabled in the region are at risk."
"The Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative (APSI) proposed by Senator McCain is a long overdue step in this direction."