[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 149 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H7596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CREATING SAFE AIRLINES

  (Mr. MEEKS of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEEKS of New York. Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to end the 
rhetoric and do what is right for American people. We say that business 
must move on and we must continue as we did before. But we cannot do 
that unless we fix the problem of airline security. And clearly, as the 
Senate has said in a unanimous voice, the way we fix security in the 
airline industry is by federalizing it.
  We must make sure that our airports are like our borders. We would 
not privatize the border line with individuals to monitor the borders, 
nor can we do that with our airlines.
  If we want to go back to normal, if we want our business community to 
resume itself, we must make it safe for them to fly, because that is 
what is going to help stimulate our economy so we can get back to 
normal and we can begin to focus on the things that are important to 
all Americans. We cannot do it until people feel safe flying, and the 
only way we can do that is by federalizing.

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