Jim Webb: “Today's hearing will examine the impact of our legislation on our antitrafficking efforts in Asia.”

Senator Webb, your efforts with respect to Burma have played an essential role in this regard.

There is no question for the United States that the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty obligation extends to the Senkakus.

We do support the validity of internationally accepted Exclusive Economic Zones, those that are set out under basically agreed-upon international law.

I have been in a number of meetings where each of you took us to the woodshed about needing to try harder.