I stand ready as a Republican to work with the President to change our laws in a way to make us safer.

There is a role, in my view, for an Article III system in the war on terror.

I trust their judgment, but we just need some uniform rules dealing with these cases that are unique and novel.

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What will this do to improve security?

I think you know your colleagues at the FBI will laugh at you if you ever try to make the case that security forces need third-party negotiations.

We need to continually improve what we do at TSA.

Abandoning the current policy that prohibits collective bargaining by transportation security officers will significantly undermine TSA's ability to respond to threats, and protect the Nation.

Would collective bargaining improve security--would it improve national security--at the FBI?

if we see you yielding to political pressure, that would suggest to us that the priorities have changed.

Collective bargaining will not only not improve security, it will have a direct negative impact on security.

You don't think you necessarily need a third party to tell you to do that.

Collective bargaining at the TSA remains a threat to aviation safety.

I've got a letter from candidate Barack Obama to John Gage, promising to provide collective bargaining benefits.