"As the world's foremost maritime power, our national security interests are intrinsically linked to freedom of navigation."
"This morning the Foreign Relations Committee heard unequivocal testimony from our uniformed military leadership in support of the Law of the Sea Convention."
"As Senator Lugar has said, to oppose this Convention on economic grounds requires one to believe that U.S. industries as diverse as oil and gas, fishing, shipping, seabed mining, and telecommunication..."
"Despite the unanimous vote in the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bill Frist, then the majority leader, declined to bring the Convention up in the Senate."
"Senator Lugar and I are committed to hear from everybody so that the Senate can build the strongest record possible."
"The Commander in Chief, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and individual combatant commanders are asking the Senate to give its advice and consent to th..."
"Consequently, the United States cannot insulate itself from the Convention merely by declining to ratify."
"We say that every time we go--we argue with Iran. Every time we argue with North Korea, we argue on the basis that they are not abiding by international rules."
"Mr. Chairman, I join you in welcoming Secretary Clinton, Secretary Panetta, and General Dempsey."
"The only way to protect that outside of this is to accede to the treaty."
"Thus, there would not be the creation of the jobs nor the degree of energy independence or the other attributes."