Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"There is an obligation of a sovereign to take care of their ships."

"There is nothing--nothing, in my view--like making sure that someone who is trying to take your life stands a chance of losing theirs."

"We have obligations to tend to your needs, to protect your lives, to rescue you if you are taken advantage of no matter where that is."

"At what point do we say it is our responsibility?"