The Mob continues to bribe politicians of all kinds for the purpose of making sure that its control of the docks is never challenged, nor looked at too closely by the federal government.
It sure seemed to me as if the politicians were reacting to the question of a 45 day investigatory period pretty much as they would if the Mob bosses told them to "kill the deal".
Be good for the writer of the above referenced article to investigate Mob involvement in the docks a little more, and maybe see if they are still doing direct payoffs, or did they move uptown by rotating their money through a PAC or two.
Still waiting for the Dems to tell their Chinese masters in California to move out of those ports. Won't hold my breath.