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Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Strengthen National Security at Port of Savannah

Date: July 20, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to strengthen national security at the Port of Savannah.

In a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, Sen. Ossoff secured a commitment from Gary Rasicot, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD), to safeguard the Port of Savannah against potential radioactive threats.

Sen. Ossoff pushed Sec. Rasicot to work with him and local officials to swiftly deploy the equipment and technologies necessary to secure the Port and protect national security.

Sec. Rasicot committed to working with Sen. Ossoff and local stakeholders to expedite the deployment of new technologies to secure the Port and said the Port of Savannah is slated to receive that new technology soon.


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