Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I have to say, I was very impressed with what the Port of Houston is doing on its own. Using its own resources, it has…”

“I have to say, I was very impressed with what the Port of Houston is doing on its own. Using its own resources, it has beefed up its patrols and its security guards. Certainly, the Coast Guard is more involved in checking manifests and the ships that come into the Port of Houston. But the fact is, the Port of Houston is the largest port in America in terms of foreign tonnage. It handles more than half of the Nation's petrochemical capacity. We certainly need Federal funding and support to make sure a port like this one, which is vulnerable, and presents such a risk, has a fully implemented security system. Due to the volume of hazardous materials, a terrorist attack in the Port of Houston could result in the loss of millions of lives.”