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)

Witnesses

Panel I

The Honorable

Ernest F.

Hollings

United States Senate (D-SC)

Panel II

F. Amanda

DeBusk

Miller & Chevalier

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

Panel II

Stephen E.

Flynn, Ph.D

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Commander, United States Coast Guard

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

Panel II

Rob

Quartel

CEO/Chairman, FreightDesk Technologies

Former Member, United States Federal Maritime Commission

Panel III

Argent

Acosta

Customs Inspector, Port of New Orleans

President, NTEU Chapter 168

Panel III

Deputy Chief

Charles

Cook

Memphis Police Department

Panel III

W. Gordon

Fink

President

Emerging Technology Markets

Panel III

Michael D.

Laden

President

Target Customs Brokers, Inc.