On the recordMay 22, 2012
Senator Harry Reid, now the Democratic majority leader, did not find it convenient to take up the treaty.
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congress.govSenator Harry Reid, now the Democratic majority leader, did not find it convenient to take up the treaty.
Lugar notes Reid's decision not to advance the Law of the Sea treaty.
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