Sheila Jackson Lee: “Mr. Speaker, I know that there's a great opportunity to be redundant sometimes. And I would imagine that any American…”

“Mr. Speaker, I know that there's a great opportunity to be redundant sometimes. And I would imagine that any American would consider 9 hours of debating the authority of oversight, which is vested in all of our committees, to be redundant. But let me share just a few points of opportunity. First of all, in the Homeland Security Committee, having served as the chairwoman of the Transportation Security Committee, we introduced H.R. 2200, which would heighten the security for the Nation's mass transit. Jobs being created, of course, but also securing the homeland. The idea of increasing the professionalism of TSA or TSO officers, again, providing enhanced training for jobs, but also in essence protecting the homeland. These are quick and ready issues that could be addressed in the time allotted for debating redundancy. Let me also congratulate my good friend on the infrastructure bank, because infrastructure creates jobs, the high-speed rail that our President is announcing, hearings to be able to assess how we can move quickly on investing in high-speed rail to create jobs. Or, for example, as one of my colleagues and I mentioned in a hearing as well, a number of our airlines are using overseas airline repair stations. Bringing those back to the United States would create and provide more jobs. Again, an action item that could be done through this Congress, creating jobs.”