Laura Richardson: “Would you say that those groups kill people? Individuals in those groups that kill people? Yes or no?”

Today more than ever, America's fate is inextricably linked to events beyond our shores.

It is an expression of our commitment to the American public, and a contract that we cannot deny.

What do you view as the continuing vulnerabilities within our Nation's ports?

I am deeply troubled, living in a port community where we bring 40 to 45 percent of the entire nation's cargo goes through my district.