the passengers want it overwhelmingly, the pilots want it unanimously, the Senate wants it unanimously. What happened to us? We must know something they do not know. Where are we on this issue, anyway? Let us take a look at the Record. Airport fast food restaurants are paying higher than those folks that have been hired to screen. What are we going to get? We are going to get what we pay for. It is no wonder that the number of people that are turning over in every airport is astronomical. In Atlanta, the airport in Atlanta, Georgia, over 400 percent turnover in a 2-year period of time. You get what you pay for. You are simply painting an old system to make it look differently. You are camouflaging it and you are putting my family at risk and I do not like it. Americans do not like it. They have made it very, very clear. This is a national security issue. We better stand up for our own families.
Bill Pascrell: “the passengers want it overwhelmingly, the pilots want it unanimously, the Senate wants it unanimously. What happened to…”
On the recordNovember 1, 2001
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Addressing airport security and staffing issues during a speech on national security.
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