Rob Portman: “Secretary Lemnios, what measures are being used to assess the effectiveness of your efforts?”

I really appreciate you holding this hearing, you and Senator Risch, and your vigilance in ensuring that we can put the squeeze on Russia.

before I rise to talk about Ukraine tonight, I want to join my colleagues in extending my prayers to all those who are currently in Florida, in the area, and those with loved ones and family there who are in Hurricane Ian's dangerous path…

We think that all data collected relating to Americans and then accessed in China is a problem.

What are we doing about it? Well, we are helping the Ukrainians militarily, and I think that has been extremely helpful to the successes we have seen on the battlefield.