Chris Coons actually said...

"the entire dangerous, risky, and provocative process could be avoided in some circumstances by ratifying this treaty and being able to contest excessive claims in the ways it allows us to do."

"I am concerned that the debate over this treaty is locked in a framework that is decades out of date."

"So when we have successfully reasserted customary international law and leave a contested area, do these other nations sometimes then reassert their excessive claim?"

"the real risk we face is that we are letting others draw boundaries, we are letting others set rules, we are leaving our economic interests out of the fight, and we are putting our national security i..."