00:00Mr. President, I traveled last week to visit with over 150 members of our Wyoming Army
00:05National Guard, and they are stationed in Jordan and in Syria.
00:09They're a long way from home, nine time zones away from Wyoming, and they are there
00:15to keep our country safe and free.
00:20One year ago, our adversaries were growing bolder, stronger, and more aggressive.
00:27That was a year ago.
00:28Today, America is stronger, safer, and much more secure.
00:34President Trump is restoring peace through strength.
00:39This is a dramatic change from what we saw in the previous administration.
00:45Within days of taking office, President Trump began freeing American hostages.
00:50Mark Fogle, Keith Siegel, almost a dozen former hostages who were held by our adversaries
00:56are now safe on American soil.
01:00President Trump is bringing American citizens home, and he is also bringing America's
01:05enemies to justice.
01:07Let's look at the recent precision strike in Yemen against the Houthi terrorists.
01:13Remember who the Houthis are.
01:15They are Iran-funded terrorists.
01:19Their official slogans say, death to the United States and death to Israel.
01:27They are a direct threat to the American people and specifically to our service members and
01:32to American trade.
01:34Since October 7th of 2023, the Houthis have attacked U.S. Navy ships 174 times.
01:41They've attacked U.S. commercial ships 145 times.
01:46Iran provides them with high-tech missiles and precision-guided drones.
01:53These attacks continued.
01:54Why?
01:55Because Joe Biden and the Democrats were weak, and Joe Biden, their president, projected
01:59weakness.
02:01President Trump is strong, and he projects strength.
02:06President Trump responded firmly with overwhelming strength.
02:11I'm grateful for our service members who carried out the attacks.
02:15President Trump sent a clear message to the terrorists, stop or get destroyed.
02:21He also sent a clear message to Iran, you will not escape accountability.
02:29This is a remarkable change from his predecessor.
02:32Joe Biden appeased Iran.
02:34His administration gave Iran $100 billion in sanctioned relief.
02:40President Trump is keeping up maximum pressure on Iran, and the Houthi strike proves it.
02:47President Trump knows that Iran is responsible for the chaos in the Middle East.
02:54Since taking office, President Trump rightfully has hit Iran with 94 new sanctions.
03:02President Trump also placed sanctions on Iran's so-called Ghost Fleet.
03:07Now these are the oil smugglers who move Iranian oil to China.
03:12These sanctions against Iran help put communist China on notice.
03:20These fleets are moving Iran oil and selling it to China at a discount, making Iran richer
03:28and making China more powerful.
03:31Remember, 90% of Iran's exports of oil go to communist China.
03:37We saw a lot of it under the last administration.
03:40As the Wall Street Journal editorial board recently wrote, the Iranian oil export problem
03:46is really a Chinese import problem because they're getting the cheap oil.
03:52President Trump is responding firmly to this new axis of evil.
03:57Here in the West, President Trump is taking historic action against the killer cartels.
04:03He recently designated killer cartels as foreign terrorists.
04:07With this designation, he can move more aggressively to deport illegal immigrant criminals who
04:12are members of these deadly groups.
04:15The President of the United States is our Commander-in-Chief, and President Trump takes
04:20the role seriously.
04:23He's reestablishing our military as the most lethal and intimidating force in the world.
04:29Under the Trump administration, recruitment has surged to its highest level in 15 years.
04:35This is important because historic and history teaches us an important lesson, and what is
04:40that lesson?
04:42Weakness invites conflict.
04:45Strength deters war.
04:49When our military is prepared, America is strong and projects strength.
04:57President Trump is also the best chance for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
05:01Both Russia and Ukraine must come to an agreement on a long-lasting ceasefire.
05:07President Trump and his administration are pursuing an end to the killing and to the
05:12bloodshed.
05:13In the Middle East, peace and prosperity are also necessary.
05:17That begins with American support for Israel.
05:21The Senate should confirm Governor Mike Huckabee to be America's ambassador to Israel.
05:27Overall, President Trump is off to a strong start.
05:31His swift actions are making America safer and stronger.
05:36Fully restoring peace through strength, however, requires congressional action as well.
05:41In the Senate, Republicans are preparing legislation to do just that.
05:46Republicans will rebuild our military, improve military readiness, expand shipbuilding, and
05:52invest in the newest technologies to keep America safe, and that includes an Iron Dome
05:57for America.
05:59All this makes our military more lethal.
06:02Americans strongly support these policies.
06:04They know that this is the path towards safety and security.
06:10Republicans are going to bring back peace through strength.
06:13We will get America back on track.
06:16Thank you, Mr. President.
06:17I yield the floor.
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