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On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
So, in our Arctic policy that this committee recommended--or, actually, requested that the Secretary of Defense promulgate 2 years ago, we talked about the ability to control that sea route, to run FONOPs [Freedom of Navigation Operations] there.
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

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Sullivan emphasizes the importance of controlling Arctic sea routes in U.S. policy.

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