Full Committee Hearing

Weak Links: Assessing the Vulnerability of U.S. Ports and Whether the Government is Adequately Structured to Safeguard Them

Date: December 6, 2001

Time: 9:00am

Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Member Statements

Senator

Joseph I.

Lieberman

(ID -

CT)

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Witnesses

Panel I

The Honorable

Ernest F.

Hollings

United States Senate (D-SC)

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Panel II

F. Amanda

DeBusk

Miller & Chevalier

Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Former Commissioner, Interagency Commission on Crime and Security in U.S. Seaports

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Panel II

Stephen E.

Flynn, Ph.D

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Commander, United States Coast Guard

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Panel II

Admiral

Richard M.

Larrabee, RET.

Director, Port Commerce Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Former Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard

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Panel II

Rob

Quartel

CEO/Chairman, FreightDesk Technologies

Former Member, United States Federal Maritime Commission

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Panel III

Argent

Acosta

Customs Inspector, Port of New Orleans

President, NTEU Chapter 168

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Panel III

Deputy Chief

Charles

Cook

Memphis Police Department

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Panel III

W. Gordon

Fink

President

Emerging Technology Markets

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Panel III

Michael D.

Laden

President

Target Customs Brokers, Inc.

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