Christopher Shays: “Mr. Chairman, the Castle amendment is a sensible amendment to the base bill, and I thank the gentleman from Delaware for…”

“Mr. Chairman, the Castle amendment is a sensible amendment to the base bill, and I thank the gentleman from Delaware for offering it. People who present a false driver's license to the Transportation Security Administration are turned over to the proper authorities, but for some reason that is beyond me we do not add these people to our flight watch list. It blows me away that we do not already utilize this commonsense practice. Improving the information contained in passenger screening databases will enhance our ability to identify potential terrorists from gaining access to airlines. We have taken some important steps to improve our security at airports, but we need to do more. This amendment enhances our last line of defense by tracking potential high-risk passengers without interfering with the rights of everyday travelers. It just makes so much good sense, and I hope that we adopt it quickly.”