"China is aggressively all over the hemisphere."
"The Western Hemisphere is in a period of extraordinary upheaval."
"We simply cannot afford to let the Chinese Communist Party expand its influence and absorb Latin America and the Caribbean into its private political economic bloc."
"Beijing sees this and they are seizing the opportunity to grow both their influence and their power in the Western Hemisphere."
"You cannot govern without having your team in place."
"I introduced the Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act with Chairman Menendez. It is the beginning of doing just that."
"Without urgent action, this economic downturn could last for a decade."
"Imagine that. Mind boggling. Our directors there, basically, allowed it to happen."
"We have a huge problem coming out of the pandemic with the reality that IMF requirements... these countries not going to be able to meet it."
"The Communist Party of China is taking advantage of its economic importance and political relationships to encourage governments across the region to make domestic and foreign policy decisions that fa..."
"It just seems to me that we do not have a strategic comprehensive plan."