David Thomas: “I will talk about where we are with regard to aviation security. I appreciate very much the comments of the Senator from…”

“I will talk about where we are with regard to aviation security. I appreciate very much the comments of the Senator from New York and her information about railroad security. I certainly agree with her that we have to look at all our transportation systems and, indeed, we have an opportunity to look at it all. If it is different in different parts of the country. Of course, we don't have to have Amtrak trains in Wyoming. Nevertheless, I fully understand the importance of railroads. I raise the question of how we complete the work before the Senate. Hopefully we will have back this afternoon a bill to improve aviation security. It is called the Aviation Security Act, and it has been developed for that very purpose. It has to do with the Deputy Administrator for Aviation Security. It has to do with the Aviation Security Coordinating Council. It has to do with training and improving flight deck integrity. This bill is an aviation bill. We have a number of things on which we have not quite yet come together on this bill, but I think our challenge is to pass this bill.”