I believe, as I think you do, that a successful pro-Western Ukraine is not only critical to the region but I think it is the best antidote to Russian expansion in the region.
Robert Portman
The Public Record
I had hoped that you would say the Global Engagement Center because it is a tool you have.
I commend you for last week releasing the $200 million in military assistance.
We discussed at your confirmation hearing in April the need for us to focus more on Central and Eastern Europe, specifically Ukraine.
we passed this legislation called the Enforce and Protect Act, also known as the Enforce Act, because we recognized the overcapacity problem.
the major problem--everybody seems to agree--is over-capacity, steel production in this world. And primarily that is China.
fentanyl is now the number one killer in my home State, and I believe among the opioids, the number one killer in the country.
I think there are things we could do to ensure that, going forward, that we do not misuse 232.
I believe that the entity that is best capable of determining what is in our national security interest is the Department of Defense.
I believe that there ought to be a tightening of the criteria, so we understand what national security is.





