"I'm proud to co-lead the bipartisan Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Act of 2023."
"It's going to be very difficult, because, you know, you were awarded the compact."
"We think that if we were able to repeal it, we would then be able to offer permanent normal trade relations."
"Jackson-Vanik is an outdated Cold War relic that originally targeted the Soviet Union and aligned communist countries."
"The countries in Central Asia...very much want the U.S. presence there."
"Unfortunately, some of the recent ideas proposed by some of my colleagues, including bombing the cartels, are putting American soldiers at risk in Mexico and are not serious or credible ideas."
"I have long stated that our neighbors to the south are our most important allies."
"It is not only beneficial but essential that we work with our neighbors on issues from migration to democracy promotion and security cooperation."
"The vast majority of weapons used by cartels in Mexico and the Caribbean originate in our Nation, the United States."
"The Western Hemisphere is currently facing the biggest migration crisis in decades, fueled by political turmoil, failing institutions, and climate change."
"I'm very supportive of AUKUS, very supportive of our working with our allies, but it is in response to the PRC's aggression in the maritime space."