What I heard today is that, again, it doesn't work.

Do you have any problems in releasing the preliminary results?

Chairman Broun, Ranking Member Edwards, I thank you again for this opportunity to discuss the research to validate the Screening of Passengers by Observation Technique Referral Report.

Questions submitted by Chairman Paul Broun

And I agree with you, Ms. Edwards.

My suggestion is that the TSA, with the help of an independent panel of experts, should review theories and empirical findings on the elicitation of cues to deception.

I would be remiss if I did not address the clear privacy issues.

I believe that SPOT-trained police officers working in conjunction with the TSA are critical to the success of the SPOT program.

I would appreciate getting that report to us as quickly as possible.

Thank you, Mr. Lord. I now recognize our next witness, Dr. Paul Ekman.

Wow. SPOT was initially developed as intended to stop terrorism. That is the whole point of it.

The goal is not to throw out the proverbial baby with the bath water.

Are those that were identified--how many of those were actually convicted?

I am, again, very disappointed the TSA has refused to come because there are a lot of questions that I know Ms. Edwards and I both would like to have asked TSA if they had graced us with their presence.

There is clear opportunity costs that have to be paid.

I hope you all understood that bureaucratese.

I do know what is in place does not work.

It is an honor and a pleasure for me to chair the I&O Subcommittee for this Congress, and it is a position that I do not take lightly.

I hope that the agency will rethink their position.

The Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight will come to order.

Thank you. My time has expired. For my questioning now, I recognize the Ranking Member, Ms. Edwards, for five minutes.

I think they are capable of doing it. We are doing it--whether this program gets funded or not, cops are making these decisions every day.

When the next shoe bomber or underwear bomber arrives at one of our airports or train stations to blow up one of our planes or subway trains or if they try to gain access to the Super Bowl or other major sporting event, even when we don't…

We both are concerned about national security.

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