Tom Udall: “I thank my friend. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). The Senator from Massachusetts.”

As Secretary Blinken has said, China is the only country with the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to seriously challenge the stable and open international system.

The U.S. Government works with Costa Rica closely on a number of shared security concerns, including narcotics trafficking.

They feel that things need to happen today.

I support a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region where democracies can thrive, with strong institutions, responsible actors, and close security, economic, and people-to-people ties.