[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 149 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H7594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             SUPPORT SECURE TRANSPORTATION ACT FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Secure 
Transportation for America Act. The Good Book tells us if we owe debts, 
pay debts; if honor, then honor; if respect, then respect.

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  I rise today to honor the President of the United States of America 
and his vision for airport security. As the gentleman from Florida 
indicated, it is a vision supported by his Transportation Secretary, 
who chaired the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as a 
Democrat in this very institution, and the President's vision is the 
right vision.
  As Robert Poole of the Public Policy Institute wrote recently, while 
all parts of airports need improving, the biggest hole is to secure 
areas. The truth is that the Senate bill does absolutely nothing, Mr. 
Speaker, to control access to secure areas of airport. Caterers, 
cleaners, refuelers and others who lack security background checks at 
the Nation's airports are not addressed in the substitute bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to honor the President of 
the United States, respect his vision for airport security and vote yes 
on H.R. 3150.

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