Steve Chabot actually said...

"We don't need the vast power of the Federal government throwing its weight around."

"the United States did not even have an embassy in the Solomon Islands and I think this really does exemplify a far too lackadaisical approach over the years to the region."

"While it goes without saying that the Pacific Islands are strategically important, it's critical that Congress and the administration maintain focus on the interests that we share with this region."

"China is way, way more engaged with a number of these island nations than we are."