We know for a fact that taxpayer funding aid is flowing to the Taliban fighters and loyalists rather than suffering Afghan women and children.

The U.S. must adamantly oppose these new rules. We must work with our friends and allies to pressure the Taliban to lift this ban.

The crisis at our southern border, as you know, is the worst I've seen in my entire career.

Meanwhile, we are leaving our heartland, our manufacturing base, and the bulk of our Nation's population vulnerable.

Our greatest and most likely future threats--China, Russia, and North Korea--all originate from northern latitudes.

We are steeped in innovation and possess some of our Nation's finest all-domain training resources.

There should be no wrong path to pursue the American dream.

I want to say thank you for each of your care and service to folks who are seeking the American dream at every corner of this country.

The purpose of this hearing is to examine China's strategic aims in Africa and how the U.S. can provide a positive set of alternative options.

And I would challenge the Administration to look hard at balancing its agenda with the human rights implications that it has and to work within the realm of reality to make sure that we provide, I love your term, energy mix, to allow African nations to self-determination that they not only require and deserve, but are entitled to.

I would challenge the Administration to look hard at balancing its agenda with the human rights implications that it has and to work within the realm of reality to make sure that we provide, I love your term, energy mix, to allow African nations to self-determination that they not only require and deserve, but are entitled to.