Political Quotes

“I thank the ranking member for yielding, and I want to congratulate him on a tremendous record of service to our Nation and to our men and women in uniform. It seems fitting that this piece of legislation would be named after him. It should be no secret to anyone in this Congress about the threat that the Chinese Communist Party poses to Unites States national security interests and to the freedoms and values that Americans enjoy. President Trump demonstrated tremendous leadership by preparing the Nation for a new era of great power competition with the 2017 National Security Strategy. This year's NDAA upholds the ideals of the National Security Strategy more than ever and asserts U.S. leadership in the face of CCP aggression domestically and around the world. It is well documented that the Chinese Government's mismanagement of the novel coronavirus spread the virus worldwide; that the Chinese Government is engaging in human rights abuses towards ethnic populations in China and politically suppressing voices in Hong Kong; that the Chinese Government has a strategy to consolidate manufacturing supply chains that hit all aspects of the U.S. economy; and that the Chinese Government is seeking to dominate next-generation communication hardware, steal United States technology and research, and censor the real truth about the Chinese Community Party's intentions and actions that run counter to American values of freedom and democracy.…”