WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) recently returned from a bipartisan congressional delegation to Greenland to reinforce support for U.S.-Greenland relations. The trip follows repeated threats from the Trump Administration to annex, purchase, or seize the Arctic nation.

"To me, there are three core elements to protecting our national security. We need a strong economy, a strong military, and strong allies," said Senator Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and member of the Armed Services Committee. "Greenland and Denmark have been essential allies in advancing our shared economic and security goals, but unfortunately Pres...