"I think everybody has pretty much acknowledged that TSA's got, at a minimum, some perception problems and more accurately, some organizational problems that need to be addressed."
"One of the things that I have heard consistently from the public is their complaint about the large number of people who seem to be not doing anything."
"It has been my assessment that we have got about one-third of the TSA that could be reduced, as far as personnel size, and still do the job as efficiently."
"Supreme Court justices have no business going through--maybe after the ruling 2 weeks ago, but they have no business going through that."
"You have got Donald Rumsfeld getting patted down at the airport; Henry Kissinger, you know, that is just mind-numbing that that kind of stuff is happening."
"there is a reason we can be doing that with other airlines too."
"the public does not have confidence in the TSA."
"This Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security will come to order."
"I want to thank our witnesses for being here today, and I appreciate your time and energy in preparing for today's hearing."
"While CAT/BPSS may assist Transportation Security Officers in detecting fraudulent or invalid IDs and boarding passes, there are a number of weaknesses with this technology that call into question the..."
"At this point, I think CAT/BPSS is a Band-aid measure to solving a complex problem."
"I try not to waste your time, and I hope you will have your committee make sure they don't waste our time, because it is disrespectful."