"I found it deeply disturbing that the National School Board Association convinced the Biden Administration to sic you and your Justice Department, the FBI, the full power of the Federal law enforcement in this country, on involved parents as if they were domestic terrorists."
"We ought to be encouraging parents to be actively involved in the education of their children."
"We don't need the vast power of the Federal government throwing its weight around."
"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."
"There's no question, and I think you pointed this out in your opening statement, that China has designs on the Pacific Island and we need to be very concerned about that."
"the consequences for the people of the Pacific shouldn't be underestimated."
"the U.S. needs to become much more engaged with this region."
"It's critical for us countering China."
"It's very important that we pay a lot more attention to the Pacific Islands than we traditionally have."
"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."