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Statement of Congressman Sanders on the Vote in Congress to End the Dubai Ports World Agreement

Date: March 16, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Transportation Trade


Statement of Congressman Sanders on the Vote in Congress to End the Dubai Ports World Agreement

On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted on an emergency supplemental bill that included an amendment prohibiting Dubai Ports World or any entity controlled by Dubai Ports World, from taking control of United States port operations. Sanders said, "The good news is that Congress has finally put an end to the effort by the United Arab Emirates to take over major American ports. The bad news is that, if we are serious about national security, we've got a long way to go in terms of protecting our ports. Today only 6 percent of the containers coming into our ports are inspected, and that's a potentially dangerous situation. We have to pay a lot more attention to that situation, and I intend to be active in that effort."

http://bernie.house.gov/documents/document.asp?issueNum=4821

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