Mark Begich actually said...

I'm very concerned that our strategy is to rely on heavy rare earths processed in China.

If confirmed, I will continue to support strongly U.S. accession to the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention (LOSC).

That tells you the system is broken.

I just think as we look at this new Asia-Pacific piece, it just seems like that needs to be reexamined based on this larger picture.