"The Five-Year Plan is not something that can be ignored. I would ask that moving forward, that they take the Five-Year Plan with the seriousness with which it was passed into law."
"I will note with respect to the PreCheck that we had in my airport in Syracuse, they used to have to drive 45 minutes north to Oswego, New York, to the port to get PreCheck, and now we got a kiosk put..."
"I will note for the record that Mr. Keating's record is now still intact to mention perimeter security at every hearing."
"Why the heck didn't you just go along with what the law said and expedite the visa process for these people..."
"Instead of sweeping them all under the umbrella of National security, which is, quite frankly, B.S...."
"Did you even discuss or examine the possibility of simply expediting the visa process for these individuals..."
"I applaud that, and I would like to hear you--have you report back to us what you are doing in that regard."
"Taxpayer dollars should never be wasted on technology that is not effective or meeting our needs--unfortunately, this is a problem with which the Transportation Security Administration has struggled f..."
"It is incumbent upon this subcommittee to provide the necessary oversight to streamline the agency's policies and procedures, while ensuring that taxpayer dollars are appropriately spent on technologi..."
"My biggest concern with TSA since I got this chair, was that for a young agency it has all of the tell-tale signs of well-entrenched bureaucracy."
"Miss Rice and myself and others on this committee are dead-set to make sure that we fix that."
"Many people often say that Government, Congress doesn't get anything done. Well, this is proof positive that you find a problem, you find a solution to it."