Raúl Grijalva actually said...

"One of most important tools that the United States has in supporting democracy and good governance while denying China the ability to project strategic power throughout the vast Pacific region."

"Expeditious action on the Compacts by this Committee and others is essential."

"The Compacts of Free Association provide a framework for a relationship, but that is the formal side."

"The United States' ability to deliver on its duty to the Freely Associated States and the U.S. territories of the Pacific is directly related to the prevention of the People's Republic of China's Gove..."