"I appreciate that. I think sometimes too, though, that it gives them an out, a convenient out, an excuse at some point in the future."
"General Cartwright indicated--and this is quick--that we run the risk of making the triad a diad if we go below 800 delivery vehicles in the follow-on START."
"I would hope it would not be more restrictive, because I do think these are soldiers."
"One of the greatest threats that we face in this country, when it comes to air travel, is public complacency."
"Quite simply, our security policy needs to be focused on improving security. It can't be subjected to a union middleman."
"I do have to say that I think the initial reaction to this, that the system worked, could not have been more wrong."
"Collective bargaining will impose a 19th-century industrial personnel management model to a 21st-century information age threat."
"It's hard for me to take commitments to security seriously as long as forcing TSA into collective bargaining is a priority."
"We have to do better protecting our families, safeguarding our communities, and securing our Nation."
"This committee intends to continue asking the tough questions to shape the policies that guide transportation security."
"the events that resulted in Mr. Abdulmutallab being permitted to fly into the U.S. have sparked a very serious discussion both here in the United States and across the globe when it comes to passenger..."