[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            AIRPORT SECURITY

  (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, 2 days ago New York suffered 
another tragedy in the skies, another day of mayhem, carnage, fire and 
tears. As we pray for the families of the victims, Americans are again 
doubting whether it is safe to fly. We need to pass a strong airport 
security bill quickly. We have the best military in the world, the best 
law enforcement agencies, the best firefighters and police officers and 
world-class security right here at the Capitol. All of these people are 
public employees and many of them are union members.
  When we get serious about protecting our people, we put government 
employees on the front lines. It is time to get serious about airport 
security. That means x-raying every single bag that goes into the belly 
of an airplane, and it means replacing today's flawed system with the 
full resources, manpower and focus of the Federal Government.
  Federalize airport security.

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