Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act

Floor Speech

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT -- (House of Representatives - June 04, 2009)

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Ms. RICHARDSON. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 2200, and I welcome the opportunity for us to get back on topic of what we're really here to discuss today. I want to applaud Chairman Thompson who has brought forward this legislation in a bipartisan manner. And if it's not my mistake, I believe this very legislation was brought forward to our committee and supported in a bipartisan fashion. So let's really talk about what this bill is about.

This bill is about ensuring that passengers in the United States, Americans everywhere, that we can have a greater ease and comfort as we travel. The power of this particular bill ensures that, yes, we will have the legislation in place to ensure that we can have training and adequate inspection.

In my district I have the Long Beach Airport and the Compton Woodley Airport less than 30 miles from Los Angeles International where we move over 3,000 tons of air cargo and 3 million passengers.

Now is not the time to play games. Now is the time to pass this legislation. I urge my colleagues, let's get past the rhetoric. Let's read the bill and look at the facts. The facts are, this bill will assist travelers, increase training and ensure that we have a vibrant economy.

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