Laura Richardson: “What do you view as the continuing vulnerabilities within our Nation's ports?”

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

I think the threat to our National economy, the global economy, to lives is severe.

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.

The PRC messages its investments as peaceful, but in fact, many serve as points of future multi-domain access for the PLA and strategic naval choke points.