Blake Moore: “I thank my colleague from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson). I always appreciate his perspective on these foreign policy…”

“I thank my colleague from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson). I always appreciate his perspective on these foreign policy issues. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa.) Supporting Our International Partners Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Moore for leading this opportunity to cover important subjects that we are working on in the House in D.C. and in tandem with the excellent effort coming out of the Trump administration. It is a more positive outlook we have had lately. With the economy moving in the right direction, it gives people more freedom. The foreign relations are going to improve. I think it is important that we have strong relations. I think NATO is extremely important and that we support and remain part of NATO. I am encouraged to see that NATO countries under President Trump are moving to step up a little bit more and take some more of their own responsibility for their defense. It shouldn't all be on the burden of taxpayers of America, but indeed with more and more of that self-starting, I would say. We are seeing that talked about in Germany a little bit more right now. It is always important that we maintain the NATO alliance and that the United States remain part of that, as well as our relationship with Israel. It is such an excellent partnership that we have with them; how we are able to work together in tandem as two different nations with the technology that has been developed.…”