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On the recordMarch 2, 2011
Let us take maritime cargo. As you know, Congress some time ago passed a 100 percent screening mandate, and there have been issues around it.
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Jacob Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson discusses the challenges of meeting a Congressional mandate for cargo screening.

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