We are engaged in a great power competition. This is serious business for the security of our Nation and its citizens.

It is important that we consider any national security implications that this might have, those tariffs.

If we do not take action, the consequences will be dire.

It's important to point out that Russia has made some advances in weapon systems, in clear violation of the INF Treaty.

There is an old document nobody reads anymore called the Constitution that tells us what we are supposed to be doing here, defending America, and they called it post roads back then, so we have every intention of doing that.

The Harvard Harris Polls show that 84 percent of Americans responded that we need to invest more in our infrastructure, and then they talk about different methods of paying for all this.

We have actually done that. It has been done now, so we can do it again.

I am very serious when I say this, Madam Secretary, because Senator Whitehouse is one of the more progressive Democrats. I am a conservative Republican, and we agree on this stuff.

Everything that we see there is as if they're preparing for World War III.

It's not reclaiming, because there's nothing to reclaim. It's building, creating, and now they're up to seven different areas, very important areas for our movement in that part of the world.

If the Chinese took over that port, then the consequences could be significant.

DOE's diverse missions are critical to the national security of these United States.