[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISION OF A FLEXIBLE, VERSATILE AIRPORT 
                            SECURITY SYSTEM

  (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 am new to this body, having spent all 42 
years of my life in the State of Indiana, where common sense and common 
values are the order of the day. So as I approach the debate over 
airport security, I find myself a little befuddled, Mr. Speaker.
  Other than policy wonks at think tanks around Washington, D.C., I 
think there are very few people that I serve who care how we make 
airports safer. They just want us to do it, and they want us to do it 
now.
  For my part, I believe the light we should follow at this point is 
the experience of nations who have dealt with terrorism in the recent 
past, and we should follow a President who has earned the right to be 
followed, and earned our trust.
  I support President Bush's vision for a flexible, versatile system 
for airport security. That is what the Republican bill in the House is 
all about. It builds on the experience of European countries and even 
of Israel, who have wrestled with this menace of terrorism for decades.
  When it comes to airport security, let us give the President and the 
people we serve what we know works.

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