The Global Fragility Act passed by Congress last year changed our approach to conflict-prone states that can be vectors of violent extremism, uncontrolled migration, and extreme poverty by dedicating $1.5 billion toward this space.

Should we condition billions of dollars in taxpayer money not just on the important things that Senator Cardin talked about but also on working with us on this issue of immigration?

I agree that dealing with the violence is important and I applaud those changes.

I am committed to placing human rights at the center of our foreign policy, including with North Korea.

I was a vocal critic of the previous JCPOA and I believe that the Biden administration has a rare opportunity to fix the fatal flaws of the previous agreement.

I hope you work with us on this issue of immigration and asylum so people can apply from their home country or a safe third country.

I will look forward to working with you on coming up with ways to deal with that long-term structural deficit.

I think about the Abraham Accords.

I just am worried about these proposals to both increase the corporate tax and to double the rate, as I understand it, on GILTI, on this minimum tax, from 10½ to 21 percent.

We should not get too comfortable with that, and second, that we have historic levels of deficits now.

I think $138 million is what we asked for this year. We got $60 million.

I just hope that in all of this we keep in mind the fact that China continues to irresponsibly and very systematically target U.S. researchers.