06/23/2009
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"DOE's diverse missions are critical to the national security of these United States."
"It kind of solidified my understanding of the expansionist activities of China and what they are doing."
"I suggest it is not reclaiming land because there is no land to reclaim. It is creating land."
"China's actions and what they've done in the South China Sea does threaten our position there."