"I will say, like my colleague Senator Shaheen, who is not on this Committee but who has been leading the charge on this, I've got some real concerns about the formula used for 2017 because it didn't provide adequate resources to New Hampshire, a State with one of the highest per capita death rates i..."
"the issue of misclassification of employees as 'independent contractors' has come up over and over again."
"If confirmed, I will faithfully enforce the rate Congress enacts."
"I look forward to getting your best assessment, should you be confirmed, about ways we can make sure the Department has not only the resources it needs but the authority it needs."
"I think we need to be doing more on the domestic terrorism front."
"Well, we--myself and Senator Collins--have worked on moving our borders to overseas airports and deploying these kinds of technologies as a way to get security before people enter the United States, a..."
"So, I am just going to interrupt for a second, because on the September 28th call with FEMA and other Agencies, the DOD representative stated that the U.S. Northern Command was working on a plan to mo..."
"I understand from your testimony that your airport runs on an enterprise fund and has its own 10 uniformed police officers patrolling the airport."
"I will add my voice to the chorus concerning VIPR teams and dogs and enhancing TSA PreCheck."
"When the budget came out earlier this year, I asked then Secretary of DHS Kelly during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing about why the administration cut these programs, even though our avi..."
"the lapse appears to stem from insufficient communication between FAA and TSA, as well as the FAA's inability to validate the authenticity of personal information on pilots' licenses at the time of th..."