"This morning the Foreign Relations Committee heard unequivocal testimony from our uniformed military leadership in support of the Law of the Sea Convention."
"I am concerned, Secretary Rumsfeld, about a recommendation for United States businesses to have to joint venture with another country to exploit our resources or what might be our resources."
"We have, I might say, the best companies in the world, the most technologically advanced."
"Thus, there would not be the creation of the jobs nor the degree of energy independence or the other attributes."
"Senator Lugar and I are committed to hear from everybody so that the Senate can build the strongest record possible."
"By definition of these partnerships, we already divide up the profits, leaving aside the royalties in the sixth year."
"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."
"How, Secretary Panetta, would you begin to describe the military problem here?"
"The Senate should enthusiastically affirm the leadership of the United States in this vital area of international relations by giving advice and consent to the Law of the Sea Convention."
"THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES FOR RATIFICATION"
"Each of you knows that we got briefings here about the so-called pivot of our national defense toward the South China Sea, toward the Pacific."