Lawmakers from both parties continue to raise questions about a Bush administration plan to allow a United Arab Emirates business to take over shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports.
President Bush was unaware of the pending sale until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday.
Bush has brushed aside objections by leaders in the Senate and House that the $6.8 billion sale could raise risks of terrorism at American ports. In a forceful defense of the deal, he pledged to veto any bill Congress might approve to block the agreement involving the sale to the Arab firm.
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