By finally acceding to the Convention, we help make our Nation more secure and more prosperous for generations to come.
It simply should not be acceptable to us that the United States will be absent from either of those discussions.
For too long, the United States has failed to act on this treaty.
I think the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not acceding to this Convention gives us the best of both worlds.
I strongly believe that accession to this treaty is absolutely essential not only to our economic interests, our diplomatic interests, but I...
The time is now for the Senate to do what others have failed to do, join the Law of the Sea Convention.
But in no other situation in which our security interests are so much at stake do we consider customary international law good enough to pro...
Although we do not have territory there, we have vital interests--particularly freedom of navigation.
Critics claim we would surrender U.S. sovereignty under this treaty, but in fact, it is exactly the opposite.
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.