David Cicilline actually said...

"I think the one thing that's particularly important is that we need to have confidence that as we are navigating this challenge..."

"China has shown time and again that it is more than happy to fill a void whenever we recede."

"This would lead to a previously unthinkable circumstance--the Government of China with a perch in the North Atlantic between the United States and Europe."

"Your testimony had been very useful in, I think, understanding Chinese economic power and their willingness to advance their national interests by the use of these very powerful economic tools."