Ed Case actually said...

"Thank you to the witnesses. First of all, to everybody in the room and listening who has contributed to the negotiations, thank you very much for your efforts."

"It is fundamentally unfair to renegotiate these Compacts unless the legitimate concerns of states... are addressed."

"We have identified China as our top geopolitical challenge."

"If you want to find out what China is actually doing in the countries of the Pacific, and around the globe, for that matter, please read President Panuelo's letter, I recommend it to any of you."