Though I would use the term 'adversary' rather than 'competitor', this strategy recognizes that the PRC is the only competitor with both the intent and, increasingly, the capability to reshape the international order.

The circumstances are pretty dire, and I really do not think the majority of Americans recognize the urgency of the situation.

Today, more than ever, alliances are critical to our national security. Alliances and allies matter.

This trilateral will change the power dynamic in the South China Sea.

The reality is that no important security or economic issue in the region can be addressed without both South Korea's and Japan's active involvement.

I think Secretary Blinken and President Biden and Senators Cardin and Risch through ratifying COFA, through spending time with Pacific Island leaders, have done is to show the respect to other sovereigns.

We must never allow the PRC to dictate America's Taiwan policy.

America's alliance with Japan stands as the cornerstone of prosperity, security, and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

They need our tangible support . . . not our best wishes.

The North's unrelenting pursuit of nuclear weapons, the means to deliver them, and its unmitigated aggression toward South Korea and America should concern us all.

the United States intends to still be the indispensable global partner with this network of alliances, this lattice of security arrangements we have.

I think the U.S. strategy has been to just push that back a day at a time, a year at a time.

the United States intends to still be the indispensable global partner with this network of alliances, this lattice of security arrangements we have.

There is no economic or security issue that can be resolved in Northeast Asia without the active participation and cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo.

Our biggest weakness is our political division, is our inability to show that confidence, that bipartisan strength.

I'm a big fan and booster of the Quad.

We must never allow the PRC to dictate America's Taiwan policy.

Clearly, this is no path toward peace.

It is frustrating to us that we have not been able to be more effective in communicating to our constituents the urgency of these issues.

The stakes are too high to embark on any other course.

This comprehensive bill will make our-- will make a generational investment in the workforce that will help us care for our loved ones who need support.

They need our tangible support . . . not our best wishes.

The circumstances are pretty dire, and I really do not think the majority of Americans recognize the urgency of the situation.

I think sometimes those of us on this side of the dais understand some realities, but we do not explain them that well.

There are very few bipartisan issues in Washington these days, but our national concern about the PRC is one of them.