Washington, Jan. 12 -- Representative Randy Fine issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Fine (FL-06) introduced the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, landmark legislation focused on securing America's strategic national security interests in the Arctic and countering the growing threats posed by China and Russia.

As global competition intensifies in the Arctic, the United States cannot afford to allow adversarial powers to gain influence over one of the world's most strategically important regions.

"Greenland is not a distant outpost we can afford to ignore-it is a vital national security asset," said Congressman Fine. "Whoever controls Greenland controls key Arctic shipping lanes and the security architecture prote...