[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22594-22595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            THE TIME IS NOW TO PASS AN AIRLINE SECURITY BILL

  (Mrs. MYRICK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to pass 
an airline security bill.
  The holiday season is going to begin next week, and millions of 
Americans will be flying to see their loved ones. It is ridiculous that 
Congress is dragging their feet. It should have been done weeks ago.
  We need to make sure that the skies are safe for all people so they 
feel secure. It is understandable that folks are still anxious about 
flying. That is

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why we must act. We must reach a compromise. We must restore confidence 
in the American public so they will fly on the planes, and we must send 
a message to the terrorists that they are not going to scare us into 
changing our way of life.

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