Chairman. with this amendment. we could install radiation portal monitors at every U.S. land and seaport of entry. Today. less than half of these radiation detectors have been installed. Without this amendment. the Bush administration would have Americans wait until 2011 to complete this crucial security measure. Customs and Border Protection also need to do a better job in targeting cargo containers that should be opened. and in auditing trusted shippers. The General Accounting Office identified both of these issues. and this amendment would help us get these tasks done. The third critical port security step is to ensure that the people charged to protect our ports are well trained. equipped. and prepared to respond to disaster.
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