Mary Landrieu

If you can give us the convictions and the average term of time that was awarded?

If there is any way that you all would recommend, without trampling on people's constitutional rights, to shorten that process, this subcommittee would be very interested in hearing it.

Just leaving $1 billion or $2 billion uncollected and delay after delay after delay, doesn't seem to be the most effective system.

So we can conclude for sure based on your 20 years of data that you are giving us that most of those protests will not be upheld.

So it is $2.3 billion, approximately.

We can't really begin to solve a problem until we can identify exactly what it is.

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.

The bonds are not being appropriately cashed and delivered to those injured.

Thank you all for that excellent testimony.

Senator Landrieu, we are extremely grateful for your leadership in this effort.

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

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 further thank Chairman Landrieu for directing Customs to review the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations membership.

We thank Chairman Landrieu first and foremost for securing 3 million dollars for duty collection.

We also appreciate Chairman Landrieu's and Senator Cochran's testimony supporting the countervailing duty cases against shrimp from seven different countries last year.

We have had our fair share of challenges down there. And Madam Chairman and Senator Cochran have been excellent leaders for those battles.

I am still concerned that we could do more, and we can be better at protecting American businesses and jobs.

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.

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

Because if we can't get this bond thing straight, I am going to suggest that we go back to the cash payment, which will solve all sorts of problems.

If the bond is covering it, and there is a shell corporation, isn't that the risk of the bond issuer?

Over a period of about 23 years.

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

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.

This should be abolished.