Hillary Clinton actually said...

Joining the Convention and the 1994 Agreement that modifies its deep seabed mining provisions is a priority for the Department of State and ...

The Convention would also provide a stronger legal basis for some important activities such as stopping and boarding stateless vessels.

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.

I think you have made the case, both eloquently and persuasively, for anyone who is willing to look at the facts.