08/09/2009
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"I think we need a Marshall plan on the ports right now."
"We are facing this unprecedented supply chain crisis and we have got a lot of Americans who are encountering already empty store shelves."
"In addition to investments in capacity, our Nation's ports are desperately in need of two things. One is modernization, and the other one is transparency."
"The fact that a move to 24/7 operations at L.A. Long Beach, which is a standard practice in much of the rest of the world, merits a Presidential announcement is baffling."