The terrorist threat to our country still remains, but it increasingly is coming from within the United States.

Our whole delegation is working on it with the other gulf coast Senators. We will continue to push it. It is extremely important.

Thank you for everything that you have done not just for this industry, but for our citizens and our State.

I believe that the Congress should also require continued reporting on the amount of uncollected duties.

Because they don't have an ability to surge their personnel or et cetera?

But no fines have been assessed. So you all reported them. You did what you were supposed to do.

It is an excellent example of public-private partnerships, which the two of us are very supportive of.

there is $1 billion-plus on the table that we are not collecting.

But how long does that rate last?

I think that would be a very practical and direct impact change that could address this problem.

Four industries accounted for 80 percent?

You also mentioned that China accounted for 90 percent of uncollected duties.

We are strong supporters of the retrospective system that we have, as long as Customs and DOC have the tools necessary to collect the duties.

Are you hearing complaints or have any evidence to suggest or testimony to give about the health and safety risk associated with some of these products?

You rightly noted that the next step was to ensure that all the duties owed under the orders were, in fact, being paid.

We are very grateful to Senator Landrieu for her championship on this important issue.

And how long does it last?

We don't want to leave $1 billion or $2 billion or $3 billion on the table when it can be collected and contribute to our effort and the great challenge that is before this Congress today.