I am just trying to think of a real good reason why this is so strategically important to them.

Do you see any, you know, in terms of Asia, in terms of Japan, South Korea, China, are they worried at all?

If Russia is found noncompliant with the treaty, the United States, in conjunction with our allies, should use all of the tools at our disposal to pressure the Russians into ending these offending activities.

While the question of noncompliance by Russia must squarely and seriously be dealt with, it is critical that the United States for the time being continue to observe the treaty.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this important hearing.

To me, when you are talking about cameras, that is not just within the terminal but should be outside around the perimeter.

It won't happen, even if it might be helpful.

It is a very tough balance to get people through and to keep us secure.

If they had more viable first responder coordination back and forth, there is not one other factor that they could identify that would have saved more lives in that process of reacting to that.

Every week I fly between my home in Massachusetts and my office in the District of Columbia, and I am well aware that our airports face unique and challenging times.

I want to thank you for taking the time to be here, and we will continue in this committee to try to be helpful on both fronts, to try and deal with expediting people in and out, but also making people more secure.