John Kerry actually said...

In the long term, the best way to eliminate piracy and extremism in and around Somalia is to help establish stability, the rule of law, and ...

it seems to me that actually, there is no law whatsoever that would prevent--

These attacks have claimed innocent lives and they've imposed a very significant financial cost on companies engaged in shipping.

The resolution, which today's witnesses recommend repealing, has been controversial ever since it was enacted over President Nixon's veto.