MICHAEL GRIMM: “I can tell you as a fact, there is no question in my mind that the container terminal is on life support.”

I expect some leadership from the president of the United States. He doesn't get a pass just because he feels, you know, that our position is unreasonable.

It shouldn't be temporary. It should be permanent. It is a program that works; it works well.

It is imperative that we ensure that new rules being implemented under Dodd-Frank do not subject American firms to double, and, in many cases, redundant regulations on overseas transactions.

We want to move away from risk identification of that binary line. We want to move into graduated risk analysis and true flood management of multi-frequency hazards, including future conditions.