Rob Andrews: “I agree with your assessment that absent a credible threat it would not have happened.”

My colleagues, Mr. Speaker, when people in politics don't want to say ``yes'' or ``no,'' they just keep talking. We could do a lot more tonight than just keep talking. We could cast a vote that would say to the American taxpayers, the…

I believe that this rebalancing is the right priority for the country.

The best scenario of the four is the status quo, which is grim. The other three compete in terms of their grimness.

I think it is the worst-case scenario, in which our relations with the PRC would turn quite frigid.