"We must remain cognizant of the fact that terrorists are always looking to exploit vulnerabilities, and our pipelines are a major target."
"It's important that we're here today to examine how TSA implements and enforces policies regarding pipeline security."
"Pipelines are a potential target. With more than 2.5 million miles of pipelines carrying gas, oil, and other hazardous materials across the country, an attack against a pipeline could cause major comm..."
"I just want to echo what my colleague Pete King just said. I think it is very clear the Federal Government is responsible for protecting the homeland."
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"it's imperative that we make sure TSA has the resources they need to fulfill that mission and that those resources are deployed as effectively as possible."
"I was struck by the fact that this budget request seeks only a $12 million increase in funding for surface transportation."
"I appreciate your vision and your willingness to try to bring this agency up to the standards that we all expect it to be at."
"I think it is important for TSOs to know that they are being trained by the best at the same facility as officers and agents who are directly responsible for maintaining United States National securit..."
"I mean, one of the great failures, I think, of our government is we let too many veterans fall through the cracks."
"I think it is one of our great moral failures as a country that we have even one homeless or jobless veteran."