09/14/2011
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"I am grateful that we have before us witnesses representing not only the U.S. Coast Guard, but also U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the U.S. Department of State, which together represent three important..."
"The People's Republic of China is actively destabilizing the Indo-Pacific region through its nefarious activities on the high seas."
"I voted for that authorization. And though I carry the burden of that vote, not for 1 second do I regret it."
"We need Congress to reassert its proper authority over the power to declare war under the Constitution."