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Kay Bailey Hutchison: since 9/11, Congress and the administration have done so much to secure our homeland, but the area that we still must…

On the recordMarch 15, 2006
since 9/11, Congress and the administration have done so much to secure our homeland, but the area that we still must work on is port security. We have vulnerabilities because we don't have enough coverage overseas with customs and border agents. They need to be able to inspect the containers that will come to America. Our officers working with the host governments need to certify the contents of these containers at the point of origin. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty seconds.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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