"Bioterrorism remains a very real threat to our country, which is why I think this bipartisan legislation is so important."
"We have turned in--I know of companies that have turned it in to ICE, and I have turned them in, just to find ICE not to do anything about it."
"I think the Chinese have a saying, why invent it when you can steal it? So that's what they do."
"I have got a chart up on the board right now that states--and this is from CRS. This is not my numbers, CRS showing the number of criminal convictions in the last 2 years."
"I agree with your vision for TSA, to develop a more risk-based approach toward passenger screening."
"I also want to highlight that the committee developed a TSA authorization bill last Congress, as well as H.R. 2200 under Ranking Member Jackson Lee's leadership."
"I urge the majority to consider this bill and to be part of the overall TSA authorization."
"Let's overcome some of our disagreements and follow through on behalf of the American people in securing the homeland."
"I look forward to hearing an update on the status of the plan and the proposed parameters of a pilot or a larger-scale implementation."
"Let's be creative. Let's move forward in training flight attendants, increasing professionalism, and using the tools that are helpful."
"I believe we can work together on issues of transportation, pipeline security, both aviation and rail and all aspects of it."