"I think we need very, very strong oversight, but we need consistency."
"I have been consistently fighting for what I think is common sense."
"I did not and I don't believe any Member of Congress hesitated one moment after 9/11 to bail out the airlines."
"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 think it is appropriate, in the climate that we are living in, to have that."
"We have got to get our act together. We have got to synergize, integrate the oversight of Homeland Security with all the other agencies that are doing so."
"I might mention to my Chairman that I have introduced H.R. 1900, the Surface Transportation and Mass Transit Security Act."
"I was looking for my nameplate to be placed here for the appropriate protocol."
"I have to make a statement of my absolute opposition to the line of legislation that has been passed in Arizona."
"Can we close the gun show loopholes that seem to allow drugs to pass back and forth? That would be helpful to you as well."
"This is a gun-running country, unfortunately. A lot of it passes through my own city of Houston, and that is fueling the fire of drug cartels and violence with guns."
"I respectfully suggest that we study, propose, and pass legislation that more tightly controls the sale, resale, purchase, multiple purchases, possession, and transportation of weapons and ammunitions..."