I thank the gentleman from California for the time, and I also thank him for yielding. Mr. Speaker, at the outset, I would like to commend Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Rahall for their hard work on the legislation before the House…

the overall response at LAX left much to be desired.

The state of affairs is unacceptable.

Thank you for holding this important field hearing today.

I also ask unanimous consent that Representative Waters and Brownley be allowed to sit and question the witnesses.

I would like to acknowledge Representative Waters, who represents the district the airport is in.

I look forward to hearing from Administrator Pistole on how he intends to ensure all TSOs are trained.

We place the security of our aviation sector in the hands of the men and women of the Transportation Security Administration every day.

Would you support legislation that eliminates this security gap for water facilities and other critical infrastructure?

Some of us are just trying to figure out what is the objective criteria for selection.

The budget request that the President submitted on your behalf is not simply a collection of numbers and tables, it is an expression of your values and aspirations.

Mr. Chairman, I hope you can understand the need to put some of this under one roof, because there is just too much--too many moving parts, and there doesn't appear to be one person really in charge.

I am trying to get us to some point of how we are going to bring everybody into a system, regardless of where they are.

So if they don't submit it, what happens?

As an original author of chemical security legislation, I am supportive of DHS' efforts to raise the level of security at our Nation's chemical facilities.

I am supportive of DHS's efforts to raise the level of security at our Nation's chemical facilities.

In the months following the ousting of former President Morsi, the Obama administration suspended aid to Egypt while the State Department reviewed the military takeover and the new government's commitment to democracy during the transition.

The legislation authored by Mr. Pascrell and Mr. King would begin the effort of building a robust biodefense enterprise.

It is imperative that we examine these threats and their relevance, if any, to the United States interests in Egypt.

I commend both of them on their efforts to improve WMD preparedness, response, and recovery in a bipartisan manner.

What is also of concern is the recent crackdown by the Egyptian government on journalists and academics who have not been able to freely do their jobs in Egypt.

Egypt is a country in turmoil and our relationship with the country demands that there be some significant oversight given to the aid that we are providing.

With any luck, maybe the third time will be the charm, and this critical legislation will finally get due consideration by the full House.

Thank you, Chairman Duncan, for convening this hearing.

Let me thank the ranking member of the committee, the gentleman from Oregon, for allowing me to speak in support of this legislation even though he has reserved time in opposition. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 3590, the…