James Oberstar: “I would just say to the distinguished acting majority leader that in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure…”

“I would just say to the distinguished acting majority leader that in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure we have worked very diligently on a bipartisan basis sharing ideas, coming to agreement on virtually all items in an aviation security bill but one. I would hope that we would have that legislation, either the majority version or our version. Certainly, I understand bringing up the majority version of this bill on the House floor next week, but with an opportunity for us to offer our package as a substitute, or an amendment in the nature of a substitute. I know, without going into the detail of it here, there is division over one issue. We ought to have an opportunity to elucidate that issue of who ought to conduct the screening of persons and carry-on baggage and checked baggage at airports. We ought to have a rational discussion on this subject. I hope that the majority will allow that to occur on the House floor next week.”