Christopher Shays: “I want to say as well that I am excited to be back for 2 years to wrestle with the people's business, and these are very…”

“I want to say as well that I am excited to be back for 2 years to wrestle with the people's business, and these are very important issues. As co-chairman of the 9/11 Commission Caucus, I could tell you reasons why you might want to vote against the bill. It does not provide the total amount spent on intelligence. It does not address recommendations to shift covert operations from CIA to defense. It does not create a separate appropriation subcommittee on intelligence. It does not make a select permanent committee a full committee, nor does it address the jurisdictions of the Department of Homeland Security. I could tell you those would be reasons why you could be disappointed. But why you should like this bill is that it deals with expanding risk-based funding, and it deals more with interoperability, which is a huge issue. I am particularly concerned about screening all cargo on passenger planes within 3 years, and I am happy this bill does that.”