Vitter Calls for Further Investigations into Law of Sea Treaty

October 25, 2007 -

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter recently sent two letters calling for further hearings on the Law of the Sea Treaty – one letter ( http://vitter.senate.gov/forms/EPW%20LOST%20Letter.pdf ) addressed to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and another letter ( http://vitter.senate.gov/forms/SFRC%20LOST%20Letter.pdf ) to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Each letter outlines concerns with the treaty that would potentially affect the work of each respective committee.

β€œThe further we investigate this treaty and the international organizations it would empower, the more cause for concern we discover. This treaty could greatly affect our sovereignty and environmental and commercial policies, and a more thorough review of it is necessary,β€