I, too, rise today to oppose the renomination of Ajit Pai to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. I will start my remarks by acknowledging my friend, the Senator from Hawaii, and echoing his sentiments about the…

I understand from your testimony that your airport runs on an enterprise fund and has its own 10 uniformed police officers patrolling the airport.

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 aviation system is facing increased…

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 mobilize an additional sustainment force…

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 the application.

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, and we think this is an important…

I will add my voice to the chorus concerning VIPR teams and dogs and enhancing TSA PreCheck.

I also am concerned about making sure that we are doing everything we can to go after these domestic terrorism groups who promote violence.

I do believe that the Department has a very critical role to play.

I have to tell you that I know others have been in contact with the current Governor of Puerto Rico as well, and they are not hearing that all their needs have been met.

The situation is critical. There is no electricity anywhere on the island, and only 40 percent of customers have running water.

I think we need an absolutely thorough oversight effort in this regard focused specifically on the threats posed by white supremacists and neo-Nazis.