On the recordMarch 4, 2015
I think it is high time because as we sit here talking about economic development issues in the Arctic area, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that we are not party to that convention.
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congress.govMazie Hirono: “I think it is high time because as we sit here talking about economic development issues in the Arctic area, it doesn't…”
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Hirono emphasizes the importance of joining the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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