SOUDER STATEMENT ON UAE PORTS DEAL
U.S. Rep. Mark Souder, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement today regarding the proposed management of operations at certain U.S. ports by Dubai Ports World, a firm owned by the United Arab Emirates:
"I support legislation being proposed by the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that would suspend the port deal for 45 days and allow for congressional approval or rejection of it. While I have strong doubts about the deal, and will likely end up opposing it, let's ensure that we have all the facts before a final decision is made.
"On such an important security matter, it's simply not enough for the administration to ask us to trust them. Beyond mere assurances, they need to provide Congress with convincing evidence that such a deal would not pose a security risk to the nation."
This is a nice conservative approach to this matter. A decision either way should not be done in haste.
"I support legislation being proposed by the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that would suspend the port deal for 45 days and allow for congressional approval or rejection of it. While I have strong doubts about the deal, and will likely end up opposing it, let's ensure that we have all the facts before a final decision is made.
"On such an important security matter, it's simply not enough for the administration to ask us to trust them. Beyond mere assurances, they need to provide Congress with convincing evidence that such a deal would not pose a security risk to the nation."
This is a nice conservative approach to this matter. A decision either way should not be done in haste.
posted by Indiana Pundit at 4:54 PM
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