It is too important to the United States, to our national security, to our economic security. As you know, I'm the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. The Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over the Panama Canal. And so earlier this year, I chaired a hearing on the Panama Canal in the Commerce Committee. And we laid out the concerns, in particular, the concerns of China. (29:48–29:53)
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