"I'm bothered by the huge turnover in these hardworking people, because we've got to compete for their services."
"I would like to see Congress provide sustained funding for checkpoint security technologies, which is why I am a cosponsor of Ranking Member Thompson's bill, the Fund the TSA Act."
"Under the Biden administration, TSA has made impressive progress in addressing these issues by deploying an updated algorithm that reduces false alarms by 50 percent."
"For too long, some passenger populations have been disproportionately subjected to invasive pat-downs due to alarms from screening technology."
"To build on this progress, we must provide additional funding to not only preserve those pay raises for this fiscal year, but to empower TSA workers with next-generation technology that will maximize ..."
"Congress must act immediately to ensure operations in the Indo-Pacific and around the globe are fully funded for this fiscal year."
"Without immediate action, Government funding will run out on Saturday at 11:59 p.m."
"The climate change represents the greatest existential threat to small Pacific Island nations facing rising sea levels and depleting fishing stock."
"The uncertainty created by the right-wing Republicans hearkens back to the 2019 shutdown that left Coast Guard members working without pay for weeks."
"I want to applaud your work fighting the previous administration's inhumane policies."
"the hardship of being an immigrant is something that is often forgotten when speaking about border policy."