Daniel Inouye: “The amendment I introduced is not a second-degree amendment. However, it incorporates Senator DeMint's amendment. It…”

“The amendment I introduced is not a second-degree amendment. However, it incorporates Senator DeMint's amendment. It doesn't in any way minimize the matter of security. It just says the Secretary shall have flexibility with changing times. As we all concur, times do change. Thirdly, in the other areas where security threats are common, such as airports, the Department of Transportation has not asked for anything like this, with no flexibility. Fourth, if rules are to be made to differ from the present rules as set forth in the DeMint amendment and the Inouye amendment, it will have to go through the rulemaking process. I can assure my colleagues that we will not let felons be in charge of our security.”