"It does not seem like that resolve is shifting. If nothing else, it seems like the Burmese people are digging in."
"Are there any specific steps that, you know, we ought to be thinking about as Congress to, again, support, you know, both the people?"
"I do want to comment, however, that I, too, have great concern over the Rohingya and the situation that they face."
"What we want to do is compete based on a rule of law."
"By not ratifying that agreement, we are in a weaker position to hold the Chinese to these rules."
"we need an American approach, and we need to play the long game."
"it is important for us to be in treaties like UNCLOS and international coalitions--so we can actually be at the table influencing the direction of these groups."
"we need an American strategy to the region."
"I urge Congress to act quickly to pass Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which your committee marked up on April 21."
"We have seen a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans over the last year."
"I should point out my vice chair, the Congressman from Michigan, Andy Levin, he has got a very important resolution on the floor today, condemning the actions that we are seeing in Burma and standing ..."
"we embrace the AAPI community in our country."