Amerish Bera actually said...

"the hope is to avoid confrontation, but, given the realities that we see in the Indo-Pacific, hugely important."

"The aggression in the South China Sea has changed the calculus in the South China Sea, aggression across the Taiwan Straits, human rights violations in Xinjiang, you know, what they've done in Hong Ko..."

"the stakes of these encounters can be much higher."

"Thanks to the miracle of vaccines, the Congressman is safe, healthy, and back at work."