the Law of the Sea Treaty remains a sweeping power grab that could prove to be the largest mechanism for the worldwide redistribution of wealth in human history.

If we do not accede to this treaty, our major mining companies... will not drill, will not exploit.

Kudos to Ronald Reagan and the folks who negotiated this.

There is no ability to bring an environmental suit against us.

We are fighting and putting people on the line, and they are there trying to exploit copper.

Mr. Chairman, I do not mean to be rude and do not want to interrupt, but we have a vote at 12:30.

You and the men and women who serve with you make us proud to be Americans.

Bipartisan support for such a measure initially surfaced when Senators Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham reached across the ideological and party divide to cosponsor the first Chinese currency bill in 2005.

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