"the administration's actions are not helping aviation security. They are harming it."
"I am introducing the Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act, which would establish standards for covert testing and require TSA to track and report its progress in resolving vulnerabilitie..."
"My Democratic colleagues and I--we are joining in introducing the Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act this morning."
"They do not get it so much so that they have six weeks on just to deal with the humanitarian crisis just to help these people in a short-term way--they will not even pass that."
"the way these children are treated does not reflect American values."
"According to GAO, nine security vulnerabilities were identified through covert tests since 2015, and I quote, as of September 2018, none--none--had been formally resolved."
"GAO also found that TSA was--and I quote--not using a risk-informed approach--end of quote--to its covert tests."
"Unfortunately, this is part of a larger trend."
"we need to know why these longstanding vulnerabilities are not being adequately addressed."
"Congress needs to step in to ensure that TSA finally addresses these security vulnerabilities."
"Only 10.8 percent receive specialty treatment."
"Efforts to date have made no real headway in stemming this crisis."