Political Quotes

“I thank my good friend from Wyoming. When we examine this issue, we find several approaches we have to take a look at. We do want to move forward on it because there is a sense of urgency, if not in this body, in America. Last weekend when I was in Montana, that is what they discussed: How do we travel; how do we know we are safe; and the anger they feel because of the events on September 11. Whatever was important to us on September 10, by September 12 it was not important anymore. Now we have before us the very important issue of airport security and this legislation. Let's talk about the areas of concern: intelligence and passenger lists, who is in charge of those, who can better manage those; security at airports on the perimeter, the total facility, the check-in area, the departure gate, the cargo, which includes baggage and how they handle baggage, and the tremendous tonnage of air freight that moves through each airport and each facility every year; how do we secure the area where the aircraft are parked; and finally, and most importantly, the security of the aircraft. We had an opportunity to visit with the security people who are in charge of passenger safety and security for El Al.”