Joel Hefley: “we need airport security, we want airport security, and we must have airport security. When I say that, I do not mean…”

“we need airport security, we want airport security, and we must have airport security. When I say that, I do not mean Argenbright Security. Did we ever hear a worse oxymoron than using the term ``Argenbright'' and ``security'' in the same sentence? How can one claim to be a security company and let a man get through with seven knives, a can of Mace, and a stun gun? That is not security. How can airlines keep hiring this company? Southwest and United up in Baltimore just hired them again to manage their security. How can anyone put confidence in a company that has repeatedly been fined for violations? How can anyone put confidence in a company that either does not do background checks or does them in such a shoddy way that felons can slip through their screening? How can anyone put confidence in a company when they are hiring new immigrants from the Third World to do their security checking? What we are doing is not working. We need a change. The first change we need is to recognize that airport security is a Federal responsibility. Now, whether they are all Federal employees or not is not the point, but it is a Federal responsibility. The other body needs to stop stonewalling and negotiate in good faith and get us an airport security bill today. The American public is losing its patience.”