Eric Swalwell

Before I begin, may I enter into the record and have unanimous consent that I enter opposition to TSA's announced change regarding the prohibited items list...

That number cannot get better, but it can get worse with this new policy.

I would just conclude, Mr. Chair, by saying, you know, for 11 years we have not had an incident, since September 11, and I think largely because of a lot of the good work TSA has done and so that is why I am asking, why now, and why do we…

I believe we can have a risk-based security program which all of the witnesses agree upon, including Mr. Borer, and still protect against sharp objects, which if used dangerously on an airplane can hurt the staff, can hurt our flight…

That begs the question, can that number get better? The answer is no. But it also begs the question, can that get worse? To me, the answer is, yes. It can get much worse.

After September 11, zero planes have been taken down by sharp objects where sharp objects would have been used.

But just because this is a new threat does not mean that old threats still exist.

Thank you, Chairman Lummis, for holding this hearing today. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the range of instruments that government can utilize to affect change.

I want you to expand on talking about all of the above, because it sounds like we can find as many winners as possible when we have an all-of-the-above approach.

And also to say that the President is not pro-science because he supported subsidies, also, I think, doesn't help the debate.

I thought they were very politically charged.

It sounds like we can find as many winners as possible when we have an all-of-the-above approach.

To do that, we must first acknowledge that the energy marketplace is not a 'free' market.

For reasons that range from establishing U.S. leadership in the booming global clean energy market to protecting consumers and domestic industries from energy price shocks to protecting our children from the shock of a rapidly changing…

It just divides us further.

I hope that we on the Science Committee can work together throughout this Congress to craft policies that are both forward-leaning and pragmatic.

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the sacrifice and selfless service of Marine Sergeant Zachary George, who was born and raised in San Ramon, California. He and I even went to the same elementary school. Sergeant George…

If we don't have their cooperation or participation, we can't truly protect against the threat.

I thought they were very politically charged. And to say that only politically connected folks are the ones that are receiving preference in our subsidies, it ignores the facts.

As a prosecutor, it is frustrating to me that it seems like we spend most of our time defending against the threat.

I want to know what we can do to better educate.

Right now in this era of sequester, and we don't know how long this is going to last, but we do know that the threats are going up and the money to fight the threats are going down.

I am also concerned that if we sneezed from a cyber attack, the rest of the country could catch a cold because of the ripple effect.

My district is in Northern California and it includes northern Silicon Valley and it is really the cradle of innovation.

Flight Attendants are the front-line safety and security professionals on-board every commercial passenger aircraft in this country.