"I look forward to seeing this legislation move quickly through the Senate and to the President's desk, so that we can implement unprecedented transparency and accountability at TSA and make the agency..."
"I really applaud what Ms. Watson Coleman's bill is going to do for surface transportation."
"I am head of the Mental Health Caucus in Congress, and it is stunning to me when we look at the fact that 24-year-olds and younger, the No. 2 cause of death for them is suicide."
"We are contemplating a review, first-hand review of those airports, because there are some concerns from the security standpoint that I think need to be addressed."
"I can't think of a more important issue for the airline industry right now than this."
"I appreciate it. This is not what we are here for, to have a debate."
"We are all just trying to keep people safe, keep pilots safe, keep airplanes safe, keep our country safe."
"We have an extraordinary number of hearings in the subcommittee because we take it very seriously."
"I do appreciate the frankness of Ms. Reiter to come here based on a tough situation."
"Make no mistake about it: We are absolutely a highly-valued target by the bad guys, and they are constantly trying to probe how to get into systems and how to attack our airlines."
"Thank you, Chairman Ratcliffe. I am pleased our subcommittees could work together to hold this timely and important hearing."
"Why in God's name wouldn't the other airports be doing the same thing?"