That is coercion. That is trying to obtain a geopolitical objective.

China expanded its power at the expense of the sovereignty of others.

What are we left with in the South China Sea? I mean, they have militarized the islands.

I think it is unacceptable that we have not employed that executive order yet.

I think from a strategic perspective, it is the obvious solution. From a political perspective, it is more difficult. But this one is a no-brainer.

There is more the United States can do to lead on global human rights; this is part of our moral responsibility as Americans.

What we can do to show U.S. leadership to make sure that we do not fall behind.

I think we have seen one country use it as a weapon. That is Russia.

I think the testimony from the three of you has presented one of the most damning views of China's rise the committee has heard.

the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act that I talked about at the very beginning of the hearing is something that will allow the U.S. to show up with policies and resources in hand to develop greater economic ties, greater security alliances…

There is no place in the modern world for powerful countries coercing others.

We are talking about mass detention of Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 and thanks Senator Gardner for his efforts to strengthen U.S. strategic and economic relationships across the Indo-Pacific region.

I think we have laid out a lot of concerns we have with Chinese predatory economics, Chinese coercion, state-owned enterprises, market access requirements.

The Senate bill affirms core American alliances with Australia, Japan, and South Korea, while calling for deeper military and economic ties with India and Taiwan.

We have given a security guarantee to the East China Sea.

we will not negotiate their security with the People's Republic of China.

The Trump administration has been clear on the scope of the problem and gravity of the challenge before us.

The legislation that I mentioned in my opening statements that Senator Markey, Senator Kaine, and others on the committee are all a part of, the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, aims at sort of building that long-term strategy into law…

I would encourage us to do everything we can at the United Nations to the rappateurs or whoever it is responsible--inspections to get in there immediately. This is not acceptable.

I think it is important to point out too that when it comes to South Korea, I believe at least in the Korean National Assembly--conversations I had with members of that legislative body--that the retaliation for THAAD cost around $12…

But the bottom line is the Secretary does intend to relocate and move out of Washington, DC, to the West the Bureau of Land Management.

this weekend, Colorado will be celebrating the opening of our new Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora. I am incredibly proud that we will be reaching this milestone this weekend after more than a decade of work and some…

the fact that WAPA may put this at risk by deciding not to fund these programs is a huge mistake, a huge mistake.

In the coming weeks I plan to introduce a bill that would create a good Samaritan pilot project to show that this concept can work.