Political Quotes

“we have a little over 2 weeks before the Christmas recess, and we still have a lot of work to do here in the U.S. Senate, including passing a fully conferenced National Defense Authorization Act bill--by that, I mean reconcile the differences between the House version and the Senate version and get it to the President for his signature. There are many different players across both the House and the Senate, and they have to come together to make this happen. Of course, we all have different priorities, but our main priority ought to be the welfare and the training and the equipment of our men and women in the military and their ability to protect all of us. But we can't forget about the real-world consequences of the policies we are legislating. It matters, what ends up in and what ends up out of this bill at the end of the day. With something like the annual Defense bill, these decisions can have life-or-death consequences. So as the National Defense Authorization Act comes to a close, I have been pushing to ensure that several provisions, including addressing outbound investment transparency, are included in the final legislation. It is no secret to any of us that China is our near-peer competitor, and they don't have benign intentions with regard to the United States. They want to dominate the United States economically and militarily.”