Look, I introduced the SHIELD Act with Congressman DeFazio in a bipartisan way.
Jason Chaffetz
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Jason Chaffetz is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Utah's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2017. During his tenure, he served as the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he was known for his focus on government accountability and transparency. Chaffetz was a vocal critic of the Obama administration and played a significant role in various investigations, including those related to the Benghazi attack and the Clinton email controversy.
I think, clearly, with the one example of Mr. Gerst's testimony, we have exemplified the idea that there is a major problem here. It is a Federal problem. It is something that can be remedied. It is something that must be addressed.
One of the assertions that he said is that we have to be careful that we are protecting the little guy so that they have some resources and the ability to go after some of the big boys. But then we also have to make sure that there is some…
The Government Accountability Office recently reported that TSA's evaluation of contract screeners are insufficient.
I believe we need to give a close examination of how TSA is defining what constitutes risk.
I wholeheartedly endorse your concept of unifying our Trusted Traveler programs into one well-branded, simple-to-understand entry program.
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 291, nays 129, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 9, as…
I would like to again thank Representative Poe from the State of Texas for introducing this legislation and his tenacious pursuit of making this happen. The bill is bipartisan in its approach. It creates a means for properly commemorating…





