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On the recordJuly 6, 2016
It is time for this country to move forward and ratify UNCLOS.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney emphasizes the need for the U.S. to ratify the Law of the Sea Convention.

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