Allyson Schwartz - Last year, customs officials screened only five percent of the 11 million cargo c...

Allyson Schwartz Zitate

Last year, customs officials screened only five percent of the 11 million cargo containers entering the United States. That rate is both unacceptable and dangerous to our national and economic interests.

Allyson Schwartz

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Im vergangenen Jahr überprüften Zollbeamte nur fünf Prozent der elf Millionen Frachtcontainer, die in die Vereinigten Staaten einfuhren. Dieser Satz ist für unsere nationalen und wirtschaftlichen Interessen inakzeptabel und gefährlich.

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