Summer Lee

These funds are crucial to keeping our country safe and protecting the communities and workers at our Nation's ports.

Forming the Houston Ship Channel Security District was a major accomplishment that increases the area's emergency preparedness.

We must ensure the security and safety of the people who work at and near the port.

I respectfully write to you to request a Full Committee Hearing to determine if victims of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks were targeted by News Corp.

Let me thank you. Let me go to Mr. Goldstein quickly. How serious is our problem? Is this a good answer to the protections that we need?

I understand that we have asked on a number of occasions what is your relationship with NPPD as it goes--undergoes its reorganization; we have not got an answer.

So what specifically are you doing with this partnership?

Thank you. Let me thank you for your service and that of all your personnel. We greatly appreciate it.

So more resources would help you?

I truly believe the Chairwoman when she speaks to her concern and recognition of the vitality and importance of the Coast Guard.

I am concerned with the continued delays with full implementation of the TWIC program.

I might say, Admiral, that I believe that we have to engage priorities.

I think it is appropriate, in the climate that we are living in, to have that.

I cannot in any way accept the fact that it is not the responsibility of the airlines and those of us who are passengers.

I did not and I don't believe any Member of Congress hesitated one moment after 9/11 to bail out the airlines.

I have been consistently fighting for what I think is common sense.

I think we need very, very strong oversight, but we need consistency.

I want to thank Chief Dunham for now publicly announcing a new National effort--"Not On My Shift"

I think, in working with the Chairman, I would like to suggest that this is an important issue for this committee, and working with our stakeholders, that we need to focus on ways that we can ensure the highest level security for this…

What can we do, what are you doing, what is happening with the security technology for pipelines?

We want to make sure we comply with regulations, but I understand what you are saying.

The intent of the surface inspector office would be just that, and also to focus on the security side of an inspection.

You have raised some very important issues on how we can make our inspectors really focus in on the work that would secure the railroads.

I just can't imagine not having consistent inspectors--which my legislation, H.R. 19, tries to address--well-trained Federal inspectors that are consistent all over America when they inspect these railroads.

We need training, training, training, and we need access to information to help us be able to interpret the threat that is around us.