Richard K. Armey: “Mr. Chairman, again we are reminded about the horrible events of September 11. We watched as a Nation with horror and as…”

“Mr. Chairman, again we are reminded about the horrible events of September 11. We watched as a Nation with horror and as air travelers, we watched with some fear and trepidation. We watched as the President of the United States acted swiftly to request that every airline in America abstain from flying for a few days until they could determine how serious the threat was and what could be done to correct it. It was not but a few days, and the President and his team made the corrections in airline security, put in the new personnel, put in the supervision, put in the regulations, put in the requirements, put in the Federal marshals; and I will have to say, and I do not think there is anyone that can doubt it, there is not a person who gets on an airplane in America today who does not do so under unprecedented conditions of safety. Every bit of that increased safety with which we fly today is a result of the actions of the President of the United States and his executive team.”