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Chris Coons: Had we ratified it, we would have that seat at the table to aggressively assert the international law of the sea and to…

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
Had we ratified it, we would have that seat at the table to aggressively assert the international law of the sea and to push back on China's actions.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses the importance of ratifying the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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