justice delayed has been justice denied to the TSO workforce.

We urge Administrator Neffenger to apply title 5 rights and protections to the TSO workforce.

It is well within the authority of both the Congress and TSA to provide TSOs the same workplace rights and protections as other Federal workers.

I know you need additional resources and I am really interested in knowing, at some point, the answer to Mr. Thompson's question about how many do you think that you need.

Increasing staffing resources is certainly a good thing--but only if the proper vetting and training occur before more TSOs are added.

Asking passengers to arrive 3 hours before a domestic departure is unacceptable.

Given these facts, I believe you should strongly consider the possibility of reallocating these individuals to perform other screening functions within the staffing allocation model.

The flying public expects and deserves efficient, safe, secure, reliable air transit.

Unfortunately, it is the men and women who are the 'face of TSA' who get blamed--the Transportation Security Officers.

I think we ought to look and see if they can make a contribution toward this effort to alleviate the wait times.

To be clear, the flying public expects and deserves efficient, safe, secure, reliable air transit.

border security technology must be procured, deployed, and utilized in an appropriate, cost-effective manner.

This committee has conducted vigorous oversight of DHS's attempts to deploy security technology along our Nation's borders over the years--and with good reason.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Ranking Member.

We need to do better. The frequency of cyber attacks is increasing and the attacks are becoming more sophisticated.

I fear a cyber Katrina if we do not establish a 'whole community approach' to prevent, respond to, and recover from cyber attacks soon.

I continue to support using technology as a force-multiplier along our Nation's borders.

it should come as no surprise that their affiliates may turn to traditional criminal activities to fund ideologically-based violence.

the impact a transfer of detainees from the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station to the Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth will have on our city, county, region and the Fort itself.

To bring them into a community such as Governor Haley's Charleston, or bringing them to something like Fort Leavenworth where there are communities of veterans as well as just citizens like myself living there, that is going to cause them…

There has been no communication. We have no idea.

How can we even feasibly understand what type of threat any one of those people could bring to our community?

Today I encourage everyone to focus on the facts and not baseless fear.

There is no issue on my part to pursue the death penalty at all.

I am honored to present testimony to you regarding the impact a transfer of detainees from the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station to the Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth will have on our city, county, region and the…