This hearing on the future of U.S. policy and strategy with Taiwan may well prove to be one of the more consequential hearings that this committee holds this year.

Xi Jinping has orchestrated Beijing's hyper-nationalist aggression for his own domestic ends as he imposes his authoritarian neo-Maoist vision on the Chinese people.

His relentless incursion into Taiwan's air defense identification zone this year are a significant threat to the people of Taiwan and the entire international community.

Beijing's increasingly aggressive rhetoric and action... underscores that the Taiwan Strait remains one of the most dangerous divides in the world today.

I ask that all remaining time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Motion to Discharge The question is on agreeing to the motion to discharge.

Let us not mince words. This is not a time for half measures. If Putin does decide to act, if he invades Ukraine, the response will be swift and will be unequivocal.

These are not run of the mill sanctions. What is being discussed is at the maximum end of the spectrum.

He does not get to bully the people of an independent nation into submission.

A Russian invasion will trigger devastating economic sanctions the likes of which we have never seen before.

Putin clearly wants to reconstitute the Soviet Union, amass power, and expand Russia's borders, but you know what? It turns out that Ukraine gets a vote and the Ukrainian people clearly want to be part of the West.

This critical moment calls for unity of purpose, unity with our partners in Kyiv, unity with our allies, especially those who value democracy and the rule of law.

If Putin invades Ukraine, the implications will not only be devastating for the Russian economy, but also for the Russian people.