Daniel Donovan: “Nearly 6 years later, I still have constituents grappling with the lasting effects of Superstorm Sandy.”

Surface transportation systems serve over 10 billion riders annually. Like me--I am one of those 10 billion riders--these people depend on the reliability and safety of this critical infrastructure, and so does our economy.

Now is not the time to be cutting Federal resources to counter chemical and biological threats and support for our first responders.

The open systems, multiple hubs, and lack of screening has made surface transportation systems a target for terrorist organizations and their sympathizers for years.

Our role, we have to ensure that you have the tools and the resources you need to address the ever-changing threatened landscape in our Nation.