Rob Portman actually said...

"Thank you, Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Booker, and to my other colleagues, Senators Klobuchar, Hassan, Blumenthal, Young, and Hassan, who are here."

"keeping those sea lanes open obviously has a major impact on international commerce"

"We need a strategy, and that strategy has to include what our goals are for the region."

"the image we wish to project is as a country continually maintaining a commitment to the region"