Tim Ryan: “Two points I want to make before we wrap things up here tonight. I appreciate what you've said. One of the provisions in…”

“Two points I want to make before we wrap things up here tonight. I appreciate what you've said. One of the provisions in this Homeland Security bill, and I keep going back through here to see what our Republican friends filibustered, and we have heard a lot over the last couple of years about airport security, obviously after 9/11. I want to share with the American people, Mr. Meek, and get into the Congressional Record exactly what is in this bill for transportation security. There is $6.62 billion, $307 million above last year, $219 million above the President's request. There are three major components of this bill: Explosive detection systems, there is $849 million for procurement, installation and maintenance of equipment to protect commercial aircraft. This allows the TSA to address the most pressing needs identified in their recent aviation baggage screening study. They studied it and said, here is what we need. We said, here is $849 million, get what you need to make the American people safe when they fly. Air cargo explosive screening, $78 million, which doubled the amount of cargo screened on passenger aircraft. Our friends on the other side of the aisle filibustered this bill. It did not pass because of what they were doing.”