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John Katko is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving New York's 24th congressional district from January 6, 2015, until January 3, 2023. During his tenure, Katko was known for his focus on issues such as national security, infrastructure, and bipartisan cooperation. He served on several committees, including the House Committee on Homeland Security, where he played a significant role in shaping policies related to counterterrorism and cybersecurity.
I have sponsored H.R. 2750, the Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015, which I introduced last week along with Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Rice and Congressman Payne, to close these security gaps and ensure the…
It is now a year after you found out that your employees were not getting checked against a database.
I highly encourage TSA to come to us, because we can give you legislative fixes to things instead of waiting a year.
You ought to be on the phone right now. Stop, we have got to figure this out.
So the takeaway from this, then, is that if there is a resource issue, it is on the CVE side and--or the community outreach side.
I express my support for President Obama's announcement of his intent to nominate Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger.
I would like to express my support for President Obama's announcement of his intent to nominate Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger...
I urge the Senate to act quickly on the nomination of Vice Admiral Neffenger to be TSA administrator.
I would like to express my sincerest concern for the victims who were attacked last Friday night at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
Growth in PreCheckTM should not be at the expense of any of these core objectives, and I am concerned that several initiatives related to expansion of TSA PreCheckTM do not meet these criteria.
Thank you, Ms. Jackson Lee for being here, showing an interest in the subcommittee's work and for your thoughtful comments and input.
TSA PreCheck has garnered a positive response from both passengers and transportation security industry stakeholders.
Over the last 3 years, TSA has adopted a more common-sense, risk-based approach to passenger screening through the implementation of its PreCheckTM program.
I want to ask this question only because I have experienced it the last two times I have been at Kennedy Airport.
TSA PreCheck has fundamentally changed the way Americans think about passenger screening in a post-9/11 world.
Transportation Security officers have the important responsibility of securing our Nation's aviation systems.
TSA PreCheckTM has fundamentally changed the way Americans think about passenger screening in a post-9/11 world, and I believe it should continue expanding.
That obviously raises a grave concern as to being able to do proper background checks of the individuals coming into the country.
I want to thank the gentlewoman from Arizona for her wonderful career serving our country. You are serving your country in a much different capacity now, but I want to honor you for what you have done for your country in the past. I also…
I hope this hearing is the beginning of a meaningful dialogue on the changes that need to be made at our Nation's airports.
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