I hope the Administration will be sending up a nominee soon who can be confirmed.

I think we do need to have much better use of our taxpayer dollars.

I think that it is time for an open and frank discussion about how we can all take action to close the gaps in addressing surface transportation security.

Thank you for chairing today's hearing, Senator Lautenberg, and thank you to all of the witnesses for being here today.

It has been 8 and a half years since 9/11, and since that time there have been over 700 attacks on rail and bus systems around the world.

I want to thank you, Senator Lautenberg, for chairing today's hearing.

You are saying, today, that you think the inspectors hired will, going forward, have surface experience.

observations regarding the limited experience of many Transportation Security Administration (``TSA'') surface transportation inspectors.

I'd like to have the information when there is a policy that is set, if it, in fact, is going to change.

Madam President, later today, President Obama will travel to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He will visit with employees and officials there and deliver a speech on his vision for NASA. We have begun to learn the details about some…

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