"I am growing increasingly frustrated that TSA needs constant prodding to effect positive changes at the agency."
"Make no mistake, security is first and foremost."
"I have heard your message, and later today, I will introduce the 'Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016.'"
"I would like to thank Christina Callahan for that."
"I would also like to thank you for holding this hearing."
"One of the things we want to do in this bill is to untie their hands to some extent from an administrative standpoint."
"If there is some money that is reallocated, if that is the right term, from other parts of TSA to staffing, would it make sense to take a lot of these individuals that are part-time now and make them ..."
"I think a lot of times people look at Congress and say, Congress is broken, nothing gets done, they are not listening to us."
"When we can act like this in a collaborative manner, that is when Congress really works."
"I appreciate the collaborative effort we are working on with my subcommittee."
"I appreciate that."
"It is kind of insane, isn't it, if you think of that?"