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Chris Coons: If the United States did not contest an excessive claim through either routine or special freedom of navigation…

On the recordMay 22, 2012
If the United States did not contest an excessive claim through either routine or special freedom of navigation operations, are we at some risk that that would set a new precedent?
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons questions the implications of not contesting excessive claims.

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