"As a country, we must acknowledge and assess these risks, threats, and vulnerabilities and decide how to effectively respond."
"I have witnessed first-hand the destructive power of communist regimes, and I have no interest in allowing the CCP to conduct industrial and economic espionage in our ports through their cranes."
"This piece of legislation is a testament to our commitment to ensuring that the backbone of our maritime infrastructure is not compromised."
"Another concern that I have is, in the United States, 80 percent of the cranes that we operate in our port system are built by communist China."
"I take concern with their zeal in creating and investing and actually manufacturing, creating the infrastructure that they need in order to create ports, airports, et cetera, that will dominate trade ..."
"the importance to restore heavy manufacturing back to the United States that's critical to our National security, is something that both sides fully are in agreement with."
"the CCP is engaged in a Manhattan Project-level effort to develop quantum computing."
"But, sir, I am giving you Murphy's law, and you are denying it."
"I think we should be investing in a ways to defeat what is coming."
"Do you believe that failure to uphold your oath to protect the homeland, is that an impeachable offense?"
"So if we determine that Mr. Mayorkas is derelict in his duty and has failed to uphold his oath to protect the homeland, in our opinion, OK, then is that an impeachable offense?"
"I believe also one of the things that Mr. Mayorkas has shown to be derelict in his duty is the absolute failure of this administration to combat what I consider to be terrorist organizations, which ar..."