John Mica: “again, I will try to set the record straight. The gentleman from Maine who spoke earlier talked about the need to…”

“again, I will try to set the record straight. The gentleman from Maine who spoke earlier talked about the need to establish some type of an exchange of information; and it is true, the Senate bill does establish that. However, it does not provide that the information go to the airlines. The airlines are the only ones that have the passenger list. In their haste to pass this legislation, the other body left out the provision to require a passenger list from foreign carriers; and in today's paper, it looks like those in the other body are trying to correct that deficiency. The gentlewoman from Texas talked about cockpit doors and air marshals. The President has already ordered that. That is under way; it is in all of the pieces of legislation. In fact, the cockpit doors, Secretary Mineta told me, in all major aircraft will be in by November 7 and air marshals are being put in place every day.”