Daniel B. Maffei: “``Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three…”

It is so important that we do get it right, because, as many of your colleagues have pointed out, there could be unintended consequences on these very exporters that we are trying to help if we don't get this right.

Small ports are lifelines to local communities and are a critical part of the supply chain that can ease congestion at larger ports.

Achieving change in the detention and demurrage practices of ocean carriers and marine terminal operators would unquestionably bring relief to exporters.

If we really want to take full advantage of the ocean carriage in this country, we are probably going to need a lot more investment.