Honorable Robert Portman, Honorable Kelly Ayotte
U.S. Senators, Republican, Ohio and New Hampshire
Senator Portman was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2010. He served as U.S. Trade Representative from May 2005 to May 2006. Senator Ayotte was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. She serves on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The following is excerpted from a July 16, 2012, letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV-D). Recently, there has been renewed interest in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a treaty completed in 1982 and modified in 1994. After careful consideration, we have concluded that on balance this treaty is…