Howard Griffith actually said...

"Unfortunately, we currently depend on international rivals such as China and Russia for much of these energy supply chain inputs."

"Our country's national security and economic prosperity depends on stable access to the products and materials our energy producers need."

"The extension of the Black Sea Trade Corridor absolutely greatly contributes to food security, and to those areas."

"other countries outside of the U.S. are forging trade agreements in a dynamic market like global commodity trade"