"As President Biden has indicated, this is a key issue for this administration. It is the biggest existential threat of our time."
"I have seen firsthand China's blatant disregard for the Uighur community, their oppression, the genocide that is occurring there."
"American values of democracy, respect for human rights, and private enterprise remain the only viable path for sustainable, inclusive development and poverty reduction."
"I believe that we need to be using the Asian Development Bank as a tool to help countries move to a clean growth path."
"But it is an issue of which the planet cannot succeed without U.S. leadership, and so I am hoping that every time decisions come up one will remember we are in a code red situation and need to pivot q..."
"It is very important to the checks and balances of our government to be able to get information and insight from our key representatives in the executive branch."
"We cannot do it alone. We know China contributes 30 percent of greenhouse emissions and many other countries make big contributions as well."
"I think that in this time of national reckoning with the challenge of Black Lives Matter..."
"Senator Merkley. Hearing none, those are entered into the record."
"You do not want a politician to make a unilateral decision while those investigations are going on."
"If confirmed, I will continue to support policies that show our unwavering support for the Uyghur community, as well as for people in Hong Kong, including humanitarian pathways to the United States."