Laura Richardson: “Coming as we do from all regions of the country and both sides of the aisle, the testimony you hear today is a fair…”

The biggest eye opener for me has been the extent to which China and Russia are aggressively expanding their influence in our neighborhood.

I think the threat to our National economy, the global economy, to lives is severe.

I am deeply troubled, living in a port community where we bring 40 to 45 percent of the entire nation's cargo goes through my district.

Today more than ever, America's fate is inextricably linked to events beyond our shores.