"I think the problem is pretty obvious. I think if you are having an investigation on commercial aircraft that are flying all over the country, leaving it to a local police force isn't going to cut it."
"As Congress, I must say, at a public hearing just like this, we have our own weaknesses. Because the jurisdiction of homeland security is a patchwork quilt."
"It's an area that I'm going to be looking at myself, because I think we need stronger penalties."
"One of the things--and you know when we have these hearings, we have to be careful we don't breach any security or give anyone information that we don't want them to have--but one of the things that I..."
"One of them I think is shameful that hasn't been made by us in Congress and elsewhere is that you meet 8:30 every morning and share information."
"I know, you know, that some of the reviews of 9/11 taught us that so many lives would have been saved had that been in place."
"With the nature of airports, small rural airports, they have unique challenges. I think it's an area where we should continue."
"I think that is a tremendous tool we should use to make sure those countries are doing their part on their end to make our job easier and make everyone safer."
"some of this is penny-wise and pound-foolish."
"We are just days away from the 10th anniversary of 9/11. This testimony today indicated that we are light years--we have moved light years in our understanding and anticipating and preparing for all k..."
"the role of security is a Government role; and so as we come away from this hearing, we understand our obligation, particularly being Members of the Homeland Security Committee, to do this, to protect..."
"I am a big believer in pilot projects as well."