"I think about what our values are, our values of freedom of democracy, the obligations that we have in terms of global security and protecting those values around the world."
"I appreciate the budget that you put forth in our competition with the People's Republic of China."
"the best way to serve her memory is to continue to preserve these American values."
"Obviously, we all, in a bipartisan way, understand the importance of cementing this relationship, sending a strong signal to our brothers and sisters in the Islands about a long-term U.S. commitment w..."
"Let's fix this problem. Let's continue to, you know, get folks out of Afghanistan, family members, women, and others that are at risk to the best of our ability."
"We can pass the Afghan Adjustment Act. We can, you know, certainly protect the folks that are here."
"My colleagues, Congresswoman Dingell and Congressman Ross have equivocally said, as Democrats, we want to find out what the origins of COVID were."
"I am not going to defend how the Chinese Communist Party has handled this pandemic."
"We should not abandon the Afghans that helped us, that supported us, the family members."
"I applaud the Administration for the alliances and renewal of, you know, the elevation of Quad coalition to the leaders' level is certainly incredibly important."
"if we think about the geopolitical order in 75 years post-World War II, you know, it really was U.S.-led but peace, prosperity, lifting, you know, millions out of poverty, and creating stability."