I want to thank Chairman Bera for holding this important hearing today.

It is crucial that the United States remain actively engaged in the Indo-Pacific to strengthen democratic institutions.

Make no mistake, the CCP will continue to subvert freedom and democracy in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

We do need to be tougher, because their behavior, virtually across the board, has been abhorrent.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that the economic interdependence with the Chinese Communist Party threatens American lives and prosperity.

one of our most important responsibilities as elected representatives is to enact legislation that protects our constituents.

This Administration's refusal to enforce our immigration laws.

Juvenile justice is predominantly a State and local issue, not federal.

We're concerned about those so-called gotaways especially because that's where most of the criminals and prior deportees and others that we really need to worry about.

The frustration that I feel, and I think many of my colleagues, with the Muslim countries across the globe who basically have stood by silently...

The barbaric repression that they are committing against the Uyghurs is truly horrific, despicable.

this Congress was sworn in over four months ago and the Democrats, and you, Mr. Chair, have had complete control of this Committee for all that time and this Nation has faced a number of crises, perhaps most significant, the crisis at our…

the so-called kids in cages issue which was used to bludgeon the previous Administration and it turned out the photographs that were released were actually taken during the Obama Administration

The February 1st coup was a shameless assault on Burma's fledgling democracy.

But since February, Beijing and Moscow have blocked international efforts to restore stability in Burma, including blocking U.N. Security Council statement condemning the coup before eventually agreeing to a more limited statement that did…

The Biden Administration must rally international support for a tougher response against the Tatmadaw.

The people of Burma have courageously rejected the coup and are demanding their God-given right to freedom and self-government.

The United States is reorienting its foreign policy to center around the Indo-Pacific.

Whether Taiwan will remain a free country. And I don't use the term 'country' loosely. It is a country.

That is the maritime belligerence and gray zone warfare of the PRC as directed by the Chinese Communist Party.

The Chinese Communist Party poses an existential threat to the United States and to our allies.

China has been increasingly provocative in trying to intimidate Taiwan.

I am one of the co-chairs of the congressional Taiwan Caucus. In fact, I was one of the original founders about two decades ago.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the ranking member for his leadership on this issue and so many issues that are so significant across the globe. Fortunately, our committee usually works in a bipartisan manner, so I want to…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Protecting women and girls from violence and abuse and keeping them safe is deeply important to me and Members on both sides of the aisle. Shortly before I was first elected to Congress back in 1994…