John Cornyn: “last week, the Senate completed a critical task to support our national security. After months of uncertainty, this…”

“last week, the Senate completed a critical task to support our national security. After months of uncertainty, this Chamber overwhelmingly approved a bill to reaffirm our commitment to our allies who are facing unrelenting aggression around the globe. This legislation will bolster Israel's fight to defend itself against terrorists like Hamas; it will support Ukraine's ongoing defense against Russian forces, who are violating their sovereignty; and it will help countries in the Indo-Pacific, like Taiwan, counter or deter, hopefully, Chinese aggression. America has always been known as one that stands by its friends and allies. That is actually one of the biggest differences between the United States and Russia and China. We have friends. We have like- minded allies based on our commonly shared values. Now, there are strategic shotgun marriages, which you see now between Iran and China and Russia, but nobody would mistake that for a shared value concept. It is just that they are arrayed against the United States. ``The enemy of my enemy is my friend'' is the philosophy that they embrace. We have a long and proud history of defending democracy and standing up to adversaries, and I am glad Congress approved this legislation to continue in that tradition. As America's friends and allies combat evil around the world, we are seeing a new wave cropping up right here on American soil.…”