We have great respect and admiration for Senator Hutchison, and part of the admiration is her grace and her willingness----
And right now, with the attention that's given to the Coast Guard--and I congratulate you, Admiral Papp, for your ascend...
we're still far behind the objectives that we set for ourself at this point in time.
The Brookings Institution estimated that a detonated weapon of mass destruction at any one of our ports could cost the A...
it's time that we look at these programs, brilliantly conceived and supported by the Congress, that need to get to the n...
defending ourselves at home from terrorism is not really less important than defending ourselves in far distant places f...
An attack on this port, or any of the Nation's ports, would be devastating.
we increased the Coast Guard budget by $221 million from last year. We were happy to do it, and know how vital it was th...
Three years ago, Congress acted to require 100-percent scanning of all containers coming to the country. However, last y...
The Port of Newark is the largest port on the East Coast, generating $20 billion a year in economic activity.
Well, as you heard me say, next week, I'm going to be introducing what we're calling the Safe Dispersant Act.