Tom Udall: “Thank you, Chairwoman Murkowski, and good morning and also welcome to the new members, Senators Cassidy and Daines.”

They feel that things need to happen today.

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.

Horse racing. . . has run off the rails.

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.