When you say we are not there, I look at all the foreign aid we have given to countries in Latin America, it is over $5 billion in the last 10 years, and a lot of that goes to good governance, lack of or getting rid of corruption, and law…

I see nefarious things with China. I see no good with what they are doing.

Let me be clear, we are not telling sovereign nations who they can and cannot do business with.

I was proud to lead on two important pieces of legislation, the BUILD Act, and the Championing U.S. Business Through Diplomacy Act that will play a critical role in countering China's influence.

I think we need to change our game plan.

I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your testimonies. I mean, you guys are spot on pretty much on everything.

I think we need to change our game plan here in the United States.

We have a free society and so we value freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of expression. They despise that.

Congress will play a critical role in promoting the U.S. as the best partner of choice in the region.

If you look deeper, you find predatory lending practices that have beholden other countries to give up strategic ports, land, and infrastructure.

China has no peer competitors along its immediate periphery to be concerned about and plenty of cash to advance its interests.