Ed Markey

The program appears like a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and infringement on our privacy.

I'm introducing with Senator Blumenthal today The FASTER Act, which would ensure that none of these fees are diverted.

I already personally have had a mistake made with regard to facial recognition, a United States Senator.

Monitoring travelers based on these criteria raises pressing concerns about the constitutionality of the Quiet Skies Program.

Does the TSA monitor what Americans eat or drink on a flight?

I am very disappointed, you know, that you and your agency will not commit to ensuring that these fundamental protections aren't in place through a formal rulemaking before you move forward.

Air Marshals have recently come forward and voiced doubts about the Quiet Skies Program, which they say saps their ability to do more vital law enforcement work.

Does the TSA monitor whether Americans go to the bathroom during flights?

Any retreat on this is absolutely unnecessary if one-third of the security funding is being diverted just to deficit reduction.

The American people deserve to have a set of guidelines which are put in place in order to protect their privacy.

The American public also deserves to know whether other agencies, besides TSA, are involved here.

The American public does deserve to know the extent to which they are being surveilled.

But having surveilled them and not able--and not having any evidence which has been developed, it just seems to me that they do have a right to the presumption of innocence.

There is evidence that it has transitioned some passengers identified in Quiet Skies to the known or suspected terrorist list

Even if you've already determined that they're innocent?

Thus far there has been no evidence that it has thwarted any attacks whatsoever

We need a formal rulemaking. This is too important not to.

But for an ordinary person of color in our country, that can cause real problems for them.

I would like to turn to an issue which I think we should be talking about, which is nuclear arms control.

Your question is going to have to be expanded to artificial intelligence, quantum computing.

Which NATO countries would we put at most immediate risk if we did pull out of the INF Treaty?

So, we've got a big issue that we have to deal with.

And we thank all of your for all of that great work.

The cost of maintaining comprehensive network of sensors may be significant.

Do you think we need higher levels of funding for research on this question?