Mr. President, I come to the floor today to speak about a topic that is bittersweet for me. I am here to share my gratitude for a person who I not only consider an adviser and an exemplary public servant, but a friend and confidant for…

Mr. President, I think the chairman, Senator Thune, has pointed out that what we have tried to exhibit is the way the Senate is supposed to work. We are supposed to work in a bipartisan way to forge consensus in order to be able to govern…

Why couldn't that have been done in time to report to this committee, since that was such an obvious question that you were going to be asked?

In the last 10 years, right after 9/11, 1,900 attacks were carried out against transit systems around the world, resulting in 4,000 deaths and 14,000 injuries.

But you don't have enough resources.

But what about the other 297?

Some real promise is being made by government scientists at NIST.

Mr. Chairman, I want to take the opportunity, particularly, to tell our Democratic members of the Committee that, apparently, we just received word that there has been an agreement on the tax issue, and, therefore, if that is true, when we…

You have a sterling reputation.

TSA can take immediate action by completing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, which were enacted into law in 2007.

You lessen the number of entry points like Atlanta had, over 100, down to a handful, and you check the employees going through.