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As to Markey argued that DP World would be responsible for performing "significant security functions," including placing security officers at the facility, providing for security training for facility personnel and determining access to the facility.

When the ports were operated by the British Company, were Americans employed at the company or were all the port workers British? And don't we have background checks for foriegn workers to gain working visas

In my younger days, I was employed in security by a company building Army ordinance. I went through a background check by the company and the U.S. government even though the U.S. government didn't own the plant.

Since the government owns the ports, I would be in favor of having government background checks of the port employees, American and foriegn.

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In my younger days, I was employed in security by a company building Army ordinance. I went through a background check by the company and the U.S. government even though the U.S. government didn't own the plant.

Nonetheless, would you have considered it appropriate if the plant was owned by Communist China, even if everyone who went back and forth to it had to get a security check?

And if it really doesn't matter, then why do these transactions (like the takeover of operations of those ports by Dubai) get subjected to any government scrutiny at all?