John Katko actually said...

"for the people who have paid for the program, it is a negative."

"Transportation Security officers have the important responsibility of securing our Nation's aviation systems."

"That obviously raises a grave concern as to being able to do proper background checks of the individuals coming into the country."

"I applaud the efforts of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee in finding ways in which access controls at our Nation's airports can be further improved through the cooperation of TSA and industry ..."