WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit taking place in Washington, D.C. this week and the importance of President Biden sending a decisive message to world leaders amid conflicts across the globe. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here.  

“With the NATO summit here in Washington this week, the eyes of the world are, once again, on the leadership.”

“Our friends and allies are watching our support for Ukraine, our assistance for Israel, and the message we are sending to China.”

“This week, President Biden has one job to do, and that’s to deliver a clear and powerful message to our allies. He must reaffirm America’s commitment to collective defense. He must demonstrate decisive leadership and solidarity with our NATO allies. And he needs to deliver a strong warning to our would-be adversaries that attacks against the United States and our allies will not be tolerated.”

“Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, they’re all watching, and there is no room for weakness or vacillation when it comes to sending this important message of deterrence.”

“I hope President Biden can summon up the energy, and the forcefulness, and the ability to express this important message to our friends and allies around the world because our adversaries are watching, but so are our friends.”