Cedric Richmond

I would also like to acknowledge Congresswoman Waters for her leadership over many years, working to maintain access to affordable insurance through that gridlock.

Yet again, a committee is meeting on Capitol Hill to discuss a shooting by a lone wolf. Another in a seemingly endless series of tragic shootings that have separated husbands from wives, parents from children, and friends from colleagues.

I believe that Chairman King wanted to do it also. But it was--and we marked it up in a bipartisan way, and the Republican leadership gutted it.

This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. We keep talking about how bad Obamacare is.

See, and I am not defending the launch. The launch was deplorable. However, what real leadership does is acknowledge that it is deplorable, and fix it.

I just say that in the fact that I think that we should all have one purpose. That should be to try to make this a success.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Gardner The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I hope that those of you as small business leaders and others will understand our opposition to something called sequester.

As Senator Landrieu fights for this whole concept of embracing small businesses, she is being reaffirmed.

We are looking to make the government thrive, grow, invest. We are not looking to sequester and withdraw and restraint.

I am pleased that TSA has concurred with all of the GAO recommendations contained within the report.

This dynamic makes it critical for TSA to handle allegations of misconduct in a fair and consistent manner.

I trust that this hearing will be used to facilitate a constructive discussion regarding TSA's application of its disciplinary policies and not a platform for demeaning TSA's front-line workforce.

Both the screeners and the flying public deserve better.

I look forward to hearing from Deputy Administrator Halinski on the steps TSA intends to take to implement GAO's recommendations.

I think it would be beneficial to have third parties do that testing for the--while making the life-cycle cost estimates?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Well, I would just say this in the remaining minutes that I have, and I think that it goes back to probably what my grandmother used to say, which is where there is a will there is a way, and I think the policy starts at the top, and if we…

We all have the same goal. That is, to ensure that TSA is a prudent steward of the taxpayer dollars.

Thank you for holding this important stakeholder hearing on TSA's acquisition practices.

We all have the same goal. That is to ensure that TSA is a prudent steward of the taxpayer dollars.

Soliciting input from stakeholders is critical to developing effective policies.

I stand in support of my colleague from Ohio. Part of being a legislator and part of having the responsibility of being elected to this body and representing people back home is you have the use of the tools that are in front of you to…

We want them to use their judgment and their--well, use their judgment and to trust their instincts.

I want to first thank the witnesses here today. I appreciate their work to advance TSA's procurement system and their willingness to have an open dialogue on the contacting challenges facing TSA.