"Is it possible to have enhanced oversight, and also, production not to be slow? Is that possible, or are they mutually exclusive?"
"I would urge you to make sure that your processes are in place so that we can have the safety that the flying public and the American people deserve and demand, but also, that we keep pace with produc..."
"I want to thank you for your service and your leadership over the last several years, and what you've brought for our country."
"It's a national security issue as much as anything else, so very important work you're doing."
"I think they were tactful about it, but they're hitting at a fundamental problem right now within the National Weather Service."
"the Centers for Disease Control seem to think that somehow the virus somehow is more contagious coming from Europe and from Canada than it is coming from the Southern Border, which kind-of blows up th..."
"the Biden administration's team at DHS is laser-focused on expediting the flow of migrants into the United States and downplaying the significant vulnerability this creates for terrorists, narcotics s..."
"A grave concern is the fact that the Secretary and other political appointees within DHS have provided factually inaccurate or incorrect information to Congressional representatives and to the America..."
"I am pleased that the subcommittee is holding this hearing today to discuss how TSA is securing the traveling public in our Nation's airports as air travel begins to recover."
"We must ensure our security checkpoints are properly staffed for the number of travelers that they are seeing."
"I believe that an obstacle to recruiting and retaining TSA officers is that they need to be paid more."
"Increasing TSO pay is important to maintaining a strong front-line work force and to secure the traveling public."