I do hope that y'all will be more aggressive in that area.

The overwhelming majority of those that attended the meeting expressed frustration that 10 years after 9/11, the TSA is still collecting pocketknives.

I think we can agree that every person in this great country of ours has the right to criticize and complain about TSA.

But the fact is, over the last 2 years, progress at TSA has come at a snail's pace and in some ways has gone backwards.

Well, it is not hurting your confidence level. You and I both know, everybody in this room knows, you can get by with less folks.

I completely agree with her on that not just because it gets bad apples out of the system who need to find something else to do, but it sends a message to the other workers that we take this stuff serious and we expect them to do their…

Not just like to see. It is unacceptable.

The problem is that TSA is too far behind the curve to see what is coming next.

I think the thing that aggravates the public about that is, if we are truly moving to a threat- or risk-based perspective of how we do this job, why are we patting down Donald Rumsfeld?

The American people are just really disgusted and outraged with the department that they see is bloated and inefficient.

I am of the opinion it could reduce its ranks by 30 percent to 40 percent, and still be able to do the job just as effectively.

Well, how did you come up with the number of 58 percent that were reported if you didn't have a definition?

The fact is a breach is a breach.

Thanks to the support of Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Jackson Lee, in 2010 the Travel Promotion Act was enacted...

That worries me greatly, and I hope you will take a hard look at this.

I want to thank you and your staff for working with us on the permanent reauthorization of BPCA and PREA.

I think they will, and I am proud to say the bill has support of numerous stakeholders, as you know, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, BIO and PhRMA.

This isn't worth it anymore, it is easier for me to head overseas than it is to try to deal with what is an untenable regulatory environment.

We appreciate Congress working to expand the pathway so that patients suffering from other life-threatening and rare diseases can benefit as well.

But unfortunately, the reality is, that is what is happening and they are going through these processes now believing that they have to do it.

Which is highly concerning, and concerning for you as well.

I would encourage you to roll up your sleeves and sit down with this coalition, and I hope you can do that soon.

This program protects investments we have made through the 8(a) service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and other small programs.

By incorporating the legislation Congressman Walsh and I introduced, you would ensure that the SBA size standards are based on real market conditions.

Unfortunately, in the past, their administratively promulgated size standards have been inaccurate.