Lloyd Austin actually said...

Here in Alaska, we are where the Indo-Pacific Nation and us, as an Arctic nation, intersect, these two critical regions intersect.

Not only China, but we will see other bad actors around the world try to do the same.

no amount of money can make up for lost time, and as you have said Chair Murray, PRC is not waiting.

My mandate is to make sure that we continue to deter China on a daily basis.