Susan Collins actually said...

"I am informed that he pled guilty today."

"Our government's first priority is to protect against terrorism and the public will accept a certain level of intrusion and inconvenience at our airports."

"As we have seen over the years, terrorists continue to look for gaps in our aviation security procedures."

"But although the known traveler gets screened, assuming I am reading your passport correctly, the baggage is screened through the X-ray machine and the passenger goes through a metal detector, but the..."