If you do not have a conversation between the two most important alliance leaders on trade, then you get into situations, very unfortunate, where we are threatening a trade war.

The smarter play for us right now is to combine forces with the EU and Japan and South Korea against China.

I am honored to serve as the vice chair of this subcommittee as we continue to reinforce our shared fundamental values of international cooperation, mutual security, and democracy.

Yet, it is the farmers, business owners, and everyday people across my district, central Virginia's 7th district, and across the country who are hurt both by these tariffs and the retaliatory tariffs countries have imposed in response.

I think that is counterproductive.

May I reclaim my time, Mr. Chair? The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Virginia?

I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis) for his comments and for his support of this amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), my colleague.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 291, insert after line 20 the following: SEC. 3106. PRE-ELECTION THREAT ASSESSMENTS. (a) Submission of…

I am ready to close, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman yields back.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of this amendment to H.R. 1. I speak today as someone who has spent my career in public service identifying foreign threats to the safety and security of the American people. As a…

My district is a perfect example. We are a majority suburban in population, majority rural in land mass.

I would like to take you on a tour of quite a few of our farms, if and when you have the time.

Thank you for your support of these initiatives overall, and for your recognition of what a significant issue this is to so many communities.

Almost 30 percent of Virginians living in rural areas don't have access to fixed broadband at what is considered a minimally acceptable speed.

As talks proceed, I will keep fighting to prevent American communities from living under the potential threat of North Korean missiles, nuclear weapons, and cyber aggression.

The North Korean regime continues to pose a serious security threat to the United States, our interests at home and abroad.

I am always in favor of pursuing diplomatic negotiated solutions. However, Kim Jong-Un has repeatedly demonstrated that he cannot be trusted.

I am particularly concerned about what appears to be a growing disconnect between our political and intelligence leaders.

Do you expect any economic reverberations from Venezuela? And what is the administration doing to reduce the risk of economic damage potentially to these countries?

I am in complete agreement that a military solution, particularly on the part of the U.S., is not answer.

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