Bill Keating

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'm very curious about, to the extent…

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.

This is a tremendous weakness. ... If we're trying to create uniform standards of security, if we leave that to each local police ...

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've had numerous people say, 'Why aren't we doing what they do in Israel? That works so well.'

Should we be more risk-based? Should we be looking more at the real threat rather than the grandmother?

When there is a threat on board an aircraft, the FBI responds and investigates. When a pilot makes an error on the aircraft, the FAA responds and investigates. And when there is an airplane crash, the NTSB responds and investigates.

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.

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 our citizens, to make sure our…

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 kinds of terrorist threats.

Some of this is penny-wise and pound-foolish.

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.

I am a big believer in pilot projects as well.

One way to think about the State model, as people often describe it, is that it is a laboratory.

Our experience in financial services is that, with a combination of regulatory oversight and our own business motivations, we have done a better and better job of protecting our sector.

I absolutely agree with Mr. Clinton, that we should do everything in our power to set a private-sector leadership model in this.

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 Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Rush The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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Terrorism in America right now is our No. 1 security threat.

Denying safe haven to terrorists is a paramount concern to our homeland security.

The U.S. strategy should include offensive operations to counterterrorism, and terrorists should no longer find safe havens.

I hope that doesn't happen, but I think it is a reminder that the United States needs to be concerned about not just monitoring the communications that are taking place in social networking forums, but making sure our own cybersecurity is…

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 Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Tsongas The Acting CHAIR. It…

By all accounts Mexico is our largest supplier of drugs. While the United States is the largest supplier of weapons in Mexico.