Greg Ganske: “let us get into the nitty-gritty of comparing some of the aspects of these bills. Mr. Chairman, I would make a strong…”

“let us get into the nitty-gritty of comparing some of the aspects of these bills. Mr. Chairman, I would make a strong argument that the Senate bill has stronger provisions in terms of requirements for screeners than the Young bill. The Young bill requires that those screeners be citizens, just citizens, period. That would mean that somebody could come here from a foreign country, marry somebody, and then be qualified to be a screener. Our bill, the Senate bill, the bipartisan bill, requires that one be a citizen for 5 years. That is a significant difference. I think our bill, the Senate bill, is better on that point. We will hear some charges about how the Young bill has a stronger screening provision for bag supervision. Let me read from the Senate bill. The Senate bill says: ``The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall provide for the screening of all passengers and property, including the United States mail, cargo, carry-on, and checked baggage, and other articles that will be carried aboard the airplane in air transportation.'' Mr. Chairman, I do not know how 100 percent can be improved on. When we say ``all'' in legislative language, that is 100 percent.”