Richard Lugar actually said...

Thus, there would not be the creation of the jobs nor the degree of energy independence or the other attributes.

As the world's foremost maritime power, our national security interests are intrinsically linked to freedom of navigation.

Unfortunately, Senator Bill Frist, who was the Republican majority leader, decided there were other priorities.

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, ...