I am sure that you all are aware of H.R. 1206, which now has 120 bipartisan cosponsors, 24 members of this committee.

We endorse this as well as do all other national agent professional associations as well as, I said, the NAIC broker taskforce.

My amendment really only focuses with the DOD... we have these very creative, very innovative technology companies...

I strongly believe in the value of a vigorous small business contracting community and advocate increases in the small business goal from 23 percent to 25 percent.

I am hoping this Committee will make any kind of changes you want to make.

The fact is, that gentleman right there would object to that, if they wanted to raise that size standard.

Bioterrorism remains a very real threat to our country, which is why I think this bipartisan legislation is so important.

It is critical that there is a point person, somebody that makes the decision, somebody that is absolutely in charge.

Simply put, we must always be prepared.

Hopefully, we can continue to work together to perfect it in a way that we can here in Congress if there is such a thing.

This country has a real problem with jobs, or the lack of jobs, and our economy. It's what we in the Congress need to be debating solutions to resolve. Instead, we're having to argue with the President about our debt ceiling. The President…

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.

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.

It is a reporting change, but it is something that would provide immediate relief to many, many people across this country.

I believe we can work together on issues of transportation, pipeline security, both aviation and rail and all aspects of it.

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.

Thank you, Chairman Aderholt. I also want to thank my colleague, Representative Jason Chaffetz, for his work on this issue and my friend and colleague, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, for her dedication to it as well. The Acting CHAIR…

I want to thank Chairman Aderholt, my good friend from Alabama, for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I commend you for bringing this important legislation to the floor and for your hard work during these difficult budget times. As chairman of the…

There is a simple solution. As many of you are aware, Representatives Mike Rogers of Michigan and John Barrow of Georgia, both of whom serve on this committee, have introduced H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors…

Let's overcome some of our disagreements and follow through on behalf of the American people in securing the homeland.

What percentage of your security funding does come from these Federal sources?

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.

I urge the majority to consider this bill and to be part of the overall TSA authorization.

Let's be creative. Let's move forward in training flight attendants, increasing professionalism, and using the tools that are helpful.