I will repeat your statement over and over again, so hopefully, we can adjust that because it is a real concern to many of us.

It has been my pleasure to work with you over the past 3 years, particularly to provide workplace protections for Transportation Security Officers.

I am a great fan of the canine teams. I think they really seem to be doing an extraordinary job.

I am particularly concerned about the impact of sequestration on our Nation's busiest airports, including LaGuardia, Kennedy, and Newark.

Victims of natural disasters should not be victims of political consequence, and we cannot allow the sequester to neglect those most in need.

the New York metropolitan area is amongst the highest cost-of-living areas in the United States, as well as around the world, and prices for housing, labor, equipment, and parts are higher than in most other areas.

I am concerned about a lack of certainty in the Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps or ABFEs.

Threats to our country have not diminished, but the threat of sequestration would significantly reduce resources.

Frankly, it is disheartening that the majority has rejected Democrats' calls to prevent sequestration by closing tax loopholes and reigning in the growth of future spending.

I hope that we can all continue bipartisan work, as we have done in the past, and avoid these really drastic, drastic changes in our airport security system.

I commend you on your response to Superstorm Sandy, which took the lives of more than 100 Americans.