Bonnie Watson Coleman

I am wondering if you have any specific program that addresses the employment of transgenders and whether or not you are employing transgenders as TSOs.

That is something that I really would like to know, because I think that that is a really important issue and consideration that we need to look at in sort-of an expedited way.

Are there any updates on when we can expect to see gender-neutral screening technology at checkpoints?

I believe more can and must be done.

Doing the right thing 2 million times every day without a single failure requires vigilance of a well-trained and dedicated work force.

There is a concern about individuals who have experienced sexual trauma or some other impediment to being able to be touched, to be patted down.

I want to associate myself with your concerns with respect to PreCheck and individuals being taken through the line who haven't engaged in the whole vetting process for PreCheck.

The American public deserves nothing less.

Thank you. One last general question.

Thank you. Thank you very much for your responses. I yield back.

And if there have been sort of any impediments to their upward mobility.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, the Speaker of the House is supposed to be the Speaker of this entire House. And the entire will of this House on the Democratic side and Republican side is to pass a DACA bill but…

I was troubled to see that he proposed slashing TSGP grant funding by 52 percent.

The ability of 'lone-wolf' extremists with little to no training, financial support, or direction to carry out attacks against soft targets demands increased attention and collaboration at all levels of government.

It does address those needs that we think that are woefully inadequately addressed by TSA.

I thank you for your leadership in introducing the 'Surface Transportation and Public Area Security Act of 2017.'

Surface transportation systems, which include freight, passenger trains, commuter rail, mass transit, buses, and pipelines, are vital to the economy of the United States.

Attempts to cut them in this threat environment reflect a genuine disconnect from reality.

An attack against these systems could be devastating--and terrorists have taken note.

I have fought for TSGP funding and to ensure that the Department's research and development efforts are responsive to the threat environment and needs of transit owners and operators.

I implore the administration to submit a responsible budget that recognizes the connectivity between various important S&T research programs.

The truth of the matter is that we cannot continue to have conversations on how TSA should do better or move faster to deploy innovative security screening equipment without having an honest conversation about TSA's resource needs.

The Transportation Security Administration is essential to our Nation's security.

I think that the competition needs to be fair, open, and transparent and if there is any break in that particular model, I want to take a look at it.

It is unconscionable that at a time when the threats to aviation and surface transportation systems are so sophisticated and diverse, TSA is forced, on an annual basis, to hand over $1.28 billion in aviation security fees it collects to…