Thank you.

We deeply appreciate all of the support that the industry has received from this subcommittee, including the testimony from Chairman Landrieu and Senator Cochran.

Chairman Landrieu, you and the subcommittee know about this because you have been trying to get answers and solutions from Customs for a long time.

We strongly support the trade enforcement objectives provided in Senate Bill 2534.

Having industry voice on that committee is key.

China is the big problem.

We appreciate Chairman Landrieu's specific emphasis on the need for Customs to work to collect the 1.6 billion dollars in uncollected antidumping and countervailing duties from China.

I think there is a lot more that needs to be done, in terms of getting facts and understanding how the competitors are misusing U.S. laws.

We support Chairman Landrieu's efforts to urge the United States Trade Representative to include in the principal negotiating objectives.

I am very pleased to welcome you all and to hold this very important hearing that Ranking Member Coats and I spoke about in our continued focus on strengthening trade enforcement to protect American jobs and businesses here at home.

the language in the fiscal year 2014 appropriations report was a huge step in the right direction

Well, I am very interested in you all setting up a shrimpgate or a crawfishgate as soon as you all can.

Do you know how many convictions on Honeygate?

Okay, what do you need to automate the bond process? Do you need resources? Do you need people? Do you need technology?

For Senator Cochran, who joins us here today, happily, he has been focused on this issue for quite some time and a real partner with me to make sure that the Gulf of Mexico businesses are treated fairly.

This should be abolished.

There is no doubt that illegal dumping costs Americans businesses and jobs.

Over 3 years ago, I brought this subcommittee together to examine the impacts of trade enforcement: Are we doing enough? Could we do more? Why is enforcing our trade rules so important for creating and maintaining jobs in America?