Political Quotes

Dick Lugar: If, on the other hand, the members of the U.S. Senate trouble themselves to study, or at least read, the text of the Law…

On the recordMay 21, 2012
If, on the other hand, the members of the U.S. Senate trouble themselves to study, or at least read, the text of the Law of the Sea Treaty, they would immediately see it for what it really is: a diplomatic dinosaur, a throwback to a bygone era when U.N. negotiations were dominated by Communists of the Soviet Union and their fellow travelers in the Third World.
Said by
Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Lugar criticizes the Law of the Sea Treaty as outdated and harmful to U.S. interests.

Share

More from Dick Lugar

Nov 27, 2012

I join the chairman in thanking John McCain for his testimony, his courage, his eloquence, and his mention of those on our side of the aisle who have historically fought for the disabled. That is a very important fact today, and his…

govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2019

That is a very dangerous attitude to take.

congress.gov
Feb 25, 2019

Well, in addition to the comments that have been made about better cohesion with our European allies, it seems to me we need to be thinking more about missile defense than about really the ways in which we negate the value of these…

congress.gov
Feb 25, 2019

In the likely event the INF Treaty collapses in August, the only remaining bilateral U.S.-Russia arms control agreement would be New START, which expires in 2021 but can be extended by up to five years through agreement by both parties.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation