I think often the rationale for our continued economic, and security assistance... is often connected to our need to have a foothold inside these countries to compete with China.

The eyes of the world and the nation are rightly focused on Ukraine, on our broad set of competition, challenges with China; the Middle East always gets an outsized share of attention from this country and this Congress.

It does not in any way substitute for our determination to pursue the deepening as well as the expansion of the Abraham Accords.

If this results in the curbing of some of Iran's malicious activities, I actually do not think that is a bad thing.

The way that we compete with China successfully, is to not be China.

We should as well.

Do we have currently a suite of policies that allow us to make a different offer that is better than the Chinese offer?

It strikes me that this issue of critical mineral security is not a partisan one.

To rob this Administration of the ability to help secure critical minerals overseas seems like an effort to cut off our nose to spite our face.

It strikes me that this issue of critical mineral security is not a partisan one.

To rob this Administration of the ability to help secure critical minerals overseas seems like an effort to cut off our nose to spite our face.