On the recordOctober 11, 2001
The events of September 11 changed a lot of things--where we place emphasis and how we do business in this town. We are changing who is directly responsible and directly accountable for airport security. When I first looked at the legislation as it was being drafted, there was one glaring fault. That was that the enforcement of security and safety of America's traveling air passengers was still in the Department of Transportation. I have believed since September 11 that something had to be changed. In other words, we had to do something that would give the flying public a sense of security and safety and the rules would be made outside of the Department of Transportation. I believe it should be in the Department of Justice.
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