ms. richardson. >> thank you. first i would like to start my comments by thinking ranking member for supporting my participation today in the hearing. second of all, for the record i would like to note that the representative rohrabacher this the one that represents the port of los angeles and long beach which is known as the complex and it is the largest port in the united states of which i will be focusing my comments today. i also want to know for the record that out of the full homeland security committee hearing on february 25th, 2010, i questioned secretary napolitano on the progress of the 100% container screen buhle june 16th, 2011 as the chairman of the subcommittee on the emergency communications prepared this response, myself and committee members submitted a letter to the secretary regarding the impending deadline of the screening and then again on march 3rd of 2011i asked secretary napolitano about the 100% cargo screening. so this has been a concern of mine for quite some time and with all due respec

ms. richardson. >> thank you. first i would like to start my comments by thinking ranking member for supporting my participation today in the hearing. second of all, for the record i would like to note that the representative rohrabacher this the one that represents the port of los angeles and long beach which is known as the complex and it is the largest port in the united states of which i will be focusing my comments today. i also want to know for the record that out of the full homeland security committee hearing on february 25th, 2010, i questioned secretary napolitano on the progress of the 100% container screen buhle june 16th, 2011 as the chairman of the subcommittee on the emergency communications prepared this response, myself and committee members submitted a letter to the secretary regarding the impending deadline of the screening and then again on march 3rd of 2011i asked secretary napolitano about the 100% cargo screening. so this has been a concern of mine for quite some time and with all due respec

ms. richardson. >> thank you. first i would like to start my comments by thinking ranking member for supporting my participation today in the hearing. second of all, for the record i would like to note that the representative rohrabacher this the one that represents the port of los angeles and long beach which is known as the complex and it is the largest port in the united states of which i will be focusing my comments today. i also want to know for the record that out of the full homeland security committee hearing on february 25th, 2010, i questioned secretary napolitano on the progress of the 100% container screen buhle june 16th, 2011 as the chairman of the subcommittee on the emergency communications prepared this response, myself and committee members submitted a letter to the secretary regarding the impending deadline of the screening and then again on march 3rd of 2011i asked secretary napolitano about the 100% cargo screening. so this has been a concern of mine for quite some time and with all due respec

ms. richardson and ms. con to sit in. >> without objection. >> thank you so much. as you know, this subcommittee has previously examined cargo security and facilitation issues at our land borders. some of the busiest land port entries are located in my district making facilitation legitimate commerce a key issue for me and my constituents. they are great importance to the lady from michigan given her location on the northern border, and i appreciate all the work she's done there facilitating the balance between security and, of course, commerce moving as quickly as possible. today, we're examining another important part, which is the maritime cargo security that has certain parallels. indeed, the fundamental issue is the same. how can we have legitimate cargo while keeping instruments of contraband from terrorists entering the united states. given the amount of cargo entering and crossing the country every day, it's no easy task. we were hearing testimony today regarding dhs programs and initiatives to secure maritime cargo through programs such as the container se

ms. richardson and ms. con to sit in. >> without objection. >> thank you so much.s you know, this subcommittee has previously examined cargo security and facilitation issues at our land borders. some of the busiest land port entries are located in my district making facilitation legitimate commerce a key issue for me and my constituents. they are great importance to the lady from michigan given her location on the northern border, and i appreciate all the work she's done there facilitating the balance between security and, of course, commerce moving as quickly as possible. today, we're examining another important part, which is the maritime cargo security that has certain parallels. indeed, the fundamental issue is the same. how can we have legitimate cargo while keeping instruments of contraband from terrorists entering the united states. given the amount of cargo entering and crossing the country every day, it's no easy task. we were hearing testimony today regarding dhs programs and initiatives to secure maritime cargo through programs such as the container secu

ms. richardson and ms. con to sit in. >> without objection. >> thank you so much. as you know, this subcommittee has previously examined cargo security and facilitation issues at our land borders. some of the busiest land port entries are located in my district making facilitation legitimate commerce a key issue for me and my constituents. they are great importance to the lady from michigan given her location on the northern border, and i appreciate all the work she's done there facilitating the balance between security and, of course, commerce moving as quickly as possible. today, we're examining another important part, which is the maritime cargo security that has certain parallels. indeed, the fundamental issue is the same. how can we have legitimate cargo while keeping instruments of contraband from terrorists entering the united states. given the amount of cargo entering and crossing the country every day, it's no easy task. we were hearing testimony today regarding dhs programs and initiatives to secure maritime cargo through programs such as the container se

richardson, for five minutes. >> thank you for your service and the steady hand we have with this department. i first question is to build upon ms. miller's committee hearing. you spoke a little bit about your intentions of requesting the two-year extension for the 100% screening and i am sure your staff has briefed you on our concerns. i want to speak to what was set on the record, that 4% of containers that are identified through the screening process as high-risk containers are then allowed to leave foreign waters and to come here to u.s. land. my question is i realize it will take us time to get through this 100% issue, but clearly i wanted to find out what were your thoughts on what we would do to prevent those high-risk containers that go through your process that are getting to our shores without being scanned or inspected. >> there are a number of things underweight in that regard to make sure that before those containers are unloaded in our ports and shipped across the country, that we ascertain what is in those high-risk containers and we know what is in them with confidence. in our ports we have individuals to look fo