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Dick Lugar: In 2009 and 2010, though discussions occurred on Law of the Sea within the Obama administration, passing the Convention…

On the recordMay 22, 2012
In 2009 and 2010, though discussions occurred on Law of the Sea within the Obama administration, passing the Convention was not accorded a high priority.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar criticizes the Obama administration's lack of priority for the Law of the Sea Convention.

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