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It is why it is so critically important that we continue to provide robust funding for our State and regional partners as we continue to invest in rail.

We do not have any free trade agreements being promoted in the region. We have a behemoth of an economic challenge with China in this region.

I just want to underscore that point because it is so important.

I get concerned when I see what former President Trump said while he was in office, raising questions about our security alliance with Japan.