Mike McCaul

It was the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S. homeland since 9/11, but our response has shown that Americans are resilient and will not be intimidated by extremists.

But we cannot be satisfied with this progress. We have got to be aggressive, as our adversaries are.

We realized that companies were very hesitant to share this sensitive data, so last year we drafted and passed the Cybersecurity Act to get the information flowing.

What keeps me up at night? Boston, Chattanooga, San Bernardino, and now Orlando.

The victims of Charleston do not deserve to be omitted from such a list.

But I think you are well-equipped to solve those and we look forward to working with you to solve these problems for the Nation, and we thank you for your service.

I call upon the Senate. Sometimes they don't listen to us in the House. But for the sake of the American people, it is time for the Senate to act on this important legislation.

That is what this legislation would do. It would require TSA to basically assess its staffing allocation model and also mandate that they get local input from the airlines and the airports.

In my judgment, they are already trained to do the job. It seems to me that would cause, overnight would ramp up your personnel force to deal with the long lines.

I would like to hear from you regarding my proposal.

The benefits of privatization are very marginal and there's a huge cost in time associated with the transition.

It is nonsensical to believe that reducing TSA's role would solve immediate problems.

Many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are calling for a return to the pre-9/11 privatization model.

TSA should have access to all of the aviation security fees collected from the flying public to bolster security.

Terrorists are trying to bring down airplanes, and the aviation sector is still their crown-jewel target.

It's time to get moving--because the American people are fed up.

The American people are angry and frustrated as we head into the busiest travel season of the year.

We have got to help our foreign partners weed out extremists.

Today we face a crisis at our airports.

We cannot afford further delay because American lives are at risk.

It is unconscionable. It is time for the Senate to act.

It is time to get moving, because the American people are fed up with this.

Unfortunately, the Senate has failed to pass these bills, which in my judgment is unconscionable.

But Congress will not sit back as the situation gets worse, and that is why this committee and the House of Representatives passed legislation to fix this problem.

This crisis didn't just come out of nowhere. Airports and airlines have been sounding the alarm for months.