Ted Yoho

A democracy is defined as majority rule, or mob rule, and we have a constitutional republic.

We have been attempting to perfect it over 200 years through many trials and tribulations, and yet we still don't have it right.

I commend you for advancing this legislation.

I think it is imperative that we work through these committees to generate policies that make us stronger for our allies and our relationships.

What is important about that aspect is not simply though the commercial aspect.

No bank or entity is too large not to sanction, to keep that maximum pressure campaign.

We see that as a tool that we have for an administration to direct foreign policy.

We can't compete with them dollar for dollar and I greatly appreciate your written testimony regarding the BUILD Act.

This bill hits that perfectly.

We can't do it alone. We are at a point where we can't.

Now, that is a well-made point.

I think the first step here has to be a recognition and a discussion within the United States about where we want to be in 20 or 30 years in Asia.

You either align with people that are going to follow the rule of law and honor contracts or people that are going to tell you I am not militarizing the South China Sea, yet they turn around and do it.

The world depends on American leadership.

I don't want it to be confrontational. And I agree, you know, we have seen enough war and death and destruction.

China is being the aggressor. You know, we have seen what they have done, just their actions.

We have been through that, and I don't want to go through that again. I remember those years.

I am of the camp that it wasn't going to pass, and the best thing is pull the Band-Aid off quick and move on.

I have to say that I think that the United States should consider coming back to TPP.

I think the first priority is to more clearly articulate the vision, and make it more clear how Southeast Asia fits into it.

I say it was the right thing to do, being decisive, number one.

I think we have been distracted as a Nation, and we need to focus where we are going to be 50 years from now or 100 years from now.

How do we balance that to avoid conflict in the future?

It is still communism, and we are seeing these two forces come together.

The world is going through a tectonic shift in world powers we haven't seen since World War II.