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On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
Would it be advantageous to our country for us to ratify the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator King questions the benefits of ratifying the U.N. Convention to address Russian actions.

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