Steve Chabot actually said...

"An American presence in Asia is built on maintaining peace and stability that is upheld through respect for international law."

"We have got to send, as a body, in a bipartisan manner, a strong message to China that these threatening and provocative moves to assert their maritime territorial claims are unacceptable."

"The implications of these actions for the United States are substantial since we have strategic and economic interests."

"I believe steps taken by the U.S. and Japan to revise our alliance's bilateral defense guidelines to better deal with new contingencies is a good step."