"I absolutely join my colleagues in thanking you for the outreach that you have done since you have been administrator on keeping us informed."
"Your decision to grant collective bargaining rights to the transportation security officers at TSA is the right thing."
"I have written you and continue to believe collective bargaining can improve workforce morale and productivity."
"My top concern continues to be affording TSOs the same benefits and personnel standards as other employees in the Federal pay system."
"Let me also express my deepest sympathy to the family of David Hillman, a retired CBP officer who was killed by a suicide bomb in Kandahar."
"The top priority for the committee is to counter the serious and evolving terrorist threats facing our country."
"As we approach the 10th anniversary of September 11, we are constantly reminded that terrorists continue to plot to kill Americans at home and abroad."
"I want to encourage my colleagues to remember that our words travel far beyond these four walls."
"If we take the right action, many of our concerns about a terrorist threat from this region could be significantly reduced."
"Let us take care that nothing we do or say here today works to undermine those efforts."
"Combating the terrorist threat depends on accurate intelligence and an unbiased assessment."
"We must not become distracted from our basic mission to keep this Nation safe and maintain the security of the people."