Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of my legislation H.R. 665, the Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be joined by my colleague from New York (Mr. Katko), as well as my colleagues, Ranking Member Thompson, and Members Rice, Richmond, and Swalwell. Since I first was elected to Congress in 2010, I have worked to secure our Nation's airports from porous perimeters and unsecure access control points. Last year, at my request, the Government Accountability Office released an independent report of all airports within the Transportation Security Administration's presence. While TSA has made some progress in assessing risks at airport perimeters and access control security points, the GAO report revealed that the agency had not taken emerging threats or the unique makeup and design of individual airports into consideration. More and more, we have seen that terrorists are targeting the soft areas in our airport perimeters and within the airport itself. Terrorists are looking for these soft targets. We have seen it in Europe. We have seen these tragedies in Brussels. We have seen it in Istanbul. And, sadly, we have seen it here at home in Fort Lauderdale.…”