02/29/2012
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"And right now, with the attention that's given to the Coast Guard--and I congratulate you, Admiral Papp, for your ascending to the leadership of the Coast Guard; you've earned it."
"we have these responsibilities, and there are serious people here, with strong staff and strong commitment, but yet have not come close to the goals that we've set out."
"Three years ago, Congress acted to require 100-percent scanning of all containers coming to the country. However, last year the GAO found out that we were only scanning less than 5 percent of all U.S...."
"So it's very obvious, at least to me and, I'm sure, to my colleagues, that the law ought to be changed to give the public the right to know about health and environmental effects of chemicals in the d..."