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Senators Urge Tracking of Containers from Points of Origin

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October 29, 2003

Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) issued a Press Release urging the Department of Homeland Security to improve U.S. border protection by tracking containers being shipped to the United States from their points of origin. The senators also released a copy of the Letter they sent to Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, explaining their concerns in greater detail.