"Chinese state-owned enterprises have made it their goal to corner the market in terms of infrastructure."
"I think we need to develop a strategy to derail them, no pun intended."
"I think we have sort of, like, ignored that a little bit. And I think it is crucial and strategically crucial that their presence there could be negative for U.S."
"What are the actual provisions of those loans that are predatory in nature that will strap countries for decades financially, and maybe put their own sovereignty in jeopardy?"
"there is no doubt, absolutely no doubt, that the Russian government blatantly interfered in U.S. elections in 2016."
"This is spiraling out of control, and it could be a major, major humanitarian crisis."
"Are we going to allow the Venezuelan people to starve to death?"
"The effects of climate change are evident today in more extreme temperatures, and more frequent and more intense natural disasters."
"Madam Chair, let me just stress again the importance of these initiatives and the ability for municipalities to be able to determine where to spend the funding, and they get a fair share of funding to..."
"I think local law enforcement is also well equipped to let us know here in Washington where the hot spots--how we can spend the money and how we can save lives."
"climate change is an existential threat."