Yes. The Law of the Sea Convention provides an internationally recognized legal framework to support our freedom of navigation and overflight rights.

calling for ratification of the treaty.

I have been especially critical of President Obama and the State Department for failing to approve the Keystone XL pipeline because it provides clear long-term benefits to job creation and energy security.

The Law of the Sea already forms the basis of maritime law regardless of whether the United States is a party.

We are the only Arctic nation outside the Convention.

U.S. ratification of Law of the Sea would support job creating investment and open new resources to our industries at a critical time for our economy.

Every major ocean industry--including shipping, fishing, telecommunications, oil and natural gas, drilling contractors, shipbuilders--support United States accession to the Law of the Sea Treaty.

By not joining the Law of the Sea, we also are diminishing the potential scope of our domestic energy production.

Without joining the Law of the Sea, we are deprived of critical benefits and protections under the treaty.

We are particularly privileged to have you here today, and we thank you for joining us.

If we expect to be able to manage our own energy future and our need for rare earth minerals, we must be a party to the Law of the Sea Convention.

The U.S. National Security and Strategic Imperatives for Ratification.

I am personally deeply supportive of it, and I believe it is now more urgent than ever that we ratify it because to remain outside of it is fundamentally directly counter to the best interests of our country.

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This man, the man who attempted to help capture a mass murderer, has been sentenced to prison for 33 for trying to help.

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, which is pending before the Senate this week. This legislation will give the FDA, through five agreements made between the agency and…

I note the majority leader has appeared on the floor and I believe he has a procedural motion. I yield to him. Order of Procedure