Hal Rogers: “What is happening here is once the sections were stricken earlier, no longer will these expenses that we are talking…”

“What is happening here is once the sections were stricken earlier, no longer will these expenses that we are talking about for the sky marshals and the screeners and the like be taken from the airport trust fund; it will be taken from the general treasury. The American taxpayers are going to be footing the bill here rather than the trust fund that was created for the purpose. If we are going to have a trust fund for security in the airports, we ought to spend those dollars for that purpose. Mr. Chairman, does the gentleman believe in truthful budgeting, or not?”