But I am just trying to say, again, the report was incomplete.

But I think what the gentlelady is asking for is a balance.

Former TSA Administrator John Pistole deserves great credit for recognizing the potential of a trusted traveler program and integrating the PreCheck program into TSA's risk-based airport screening operations.

So, Mr. Fletcher, can you share with the committee what orientation TSOs are going through now so that they do feel empowered that, when those situations exist, they can, in effect, stop it at that point?

I have no confidence, based on the public and Classified information I have seen, that this is the case.

I appreciate the subcommittee's willingness to take a hard look at the security vulnerabilities associated with how the Transportation Security Administration is administering the PreCheck program.

I was looking through the notes that I have been given by my staff before the hearing, and we had been advised that there was serious consideration given to placing in some Mississippi reservoirs a repository for nuclear waste.

So, basically, we let a domestic terrorist get on a plane that, if that person had applied through PreCheck, that person would have--well, if that person who traveled had applied through the regular PreCheck program, what would that…

I will be introducing legislation to address these known vulnerabilities regarding expedited screening.

Today there are 1 million known low-risk travelers in the PreCheck program. That is a good start.

As a frequent flyer, I have long believed that TSA should have a trusted traveler program where individuals identified as low-risk travelers are provided expedited airport security screening.

I support the PreCheck program, too, but I want it to have sound science behind it and not just the ability to look at somebody who hasn't been vetted.

the Wicker-Booker proposal is really gaining a lot of speed among local and county governments.

I think under those circumstances, the most likely alternatives will either be military action against Iran, which I am on record and I will say again I think would be a mistake, a mistake by us and a mistake by the Israelis.

I think we could have gotten a Status of Forces Agreement in Iraq if we'd really, really tried.

Do you believe the U.S. has the capability to establish and enforce a no-fly zones over vulnerable Syrian populations?

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a significant investment by the U.S. taxpayer and holds the promise of producing revolutionary science that one day may rewrite textbooks.

Mr. Speaker, let me say how I appreciate your historical analysis of how we got to where we are today, and the fact that rather than just blame President Obama, you talked about the broader perspective.