the end result of that is going to be conflict, and it could very well jeopardize our national security
The majority of our allies are signatories. They have acceded to this Convention.
It does put us at risk, and the risk is this, that if we face a situation that involves navigational rights...
This is also false.
Yes, regardless of whether the United States is a party to the Law of the Sea Convention, U.S. Military assets will cont...
Yes. I believe that being a party to the Convention would help enlist support from other countries to get offending coun...
But in no other situation in which our security interests are so much at stake do we consider customary international la...
I believe just the opposite to be true.
The Law of the Sea Convention provides a stable, recognized legal regime that we need in order to conduct our global ope...
The time is now for the Senate to do what others have failed to do, join the Law of the Sea Convention.
How can you even assert that when you are not even--have acceded to the Law of the Seas Convention?
we have to keep that strait open.
I am hopeful this time we are going to get it done, because of everything that was said.
This Convention should bring us together, not tear us apart.
U.S. accession would help give the U.S. Navy maximum navigational rights in a dangerous world.
We should be putting these companies to a fundamental choice between doing business in Iran and doing business in the Un...
So, are you going to proceed with some investigating that is going to lead to some litigation, or are you going to conti...
Under American law the only legitimate trade is food and medicine.
