John D. Negroponte: “We are expected to fork over $50 million of hard-earned taxpayer dollars.”

We oppose the threat or use of force to resolve the disputes, as well as any action that hinders freedom of navigation.

You need to keep your eye on the funding for those programs so that it doesn't atrophy or disappear.

Merely treating the Convention as customary law is not good enough.

There is strong consensus that it is in our national interests to do so.