Of individuals like the clintons, who worked hard for the middle class throughout their entire lives. [applause] hillarys here today to talk about economic growth. She is here to talk and take your questions regarding our economy. We had this promise here in america. That promise is if we all work hard and we play by the rules we can get ahead. You folks who dont know me, i have run a business here for 40 years. Im in the boat business in dover. I can tell you that they are saying a rising tide floats all boats. I can tell you that the greatest expansion in peacetime since world war ii is during a time that the clintons from arkansas occupy the white house. [applause] and i dont know about you but we are still here in dover we are still members of the working class, middleclass families, and we need an ally. We need an ally in the white house. That will not forget where they came from. I can tell you and you have my word that the clintons never forgot where they came from. Ever. [appla
I wonder why air marshals have to fly first class. Roderick mr. Congressman, i cannot elaborate in an open hearing about our tactical seating. I would be happy to discuss with you in private and answer any question you might have. I will assure you that as i stated before, our impact on the Aviation Industry we view it as a partnership. As a matter of practice, those things are managed to a very high degree. I look forward to having a private conversation with you in a closed setting, and i will give you the full path or a full plethora of information to where we sit and why we sit there. Rep. Carter i certainly respect that. I understand there are probably situations where you would. It seems to me you would need the whole first class family first class cabin. Roderick i would agree with you. Rep. Carter i suspect you would. I imagine this is sensitive in light of the fact we have made so much progress on the doors, the cabin doors, to where they are secure, that the real target is go
Overall number in the law, the budget control act, requesting basically a little bit over 1 trillion. 1. 1 trillion as the law allows for. Within that number, he really departed from the budget control act numbers, and he requested a lot more for defense programs. About 54 billion for security related programs. And covers that with an equal amount of cuts in nondefense spending, 54 billion. So thats a violation of the budget control act there. But more than that, its very politically unpopular. Yes members really like the , defense spending increase, but they dont like taking it out of nondefense programs agriculture cut more than 20 . Transportation, federal housing programs cut 15 . Labor, health, Education Programs cut similarly. State Department Programs cut tremendously. And congress is rejecting that. They dont really have their own plan nailed down. While they are inclined to give a lot more to defense, they are not as interested in those nondefense spending cuts. It matters of
Thank you, mister chairman. I was looking at the line and noticed eight minutes ago the Trump Administration reversed obamas policies with respect to cuba. Were you aware of that. It is going to scale back tremendously, i would appreciate you getting back to us what that means for travel in cuba. As i mentioned in a previous setting i got back from the resident delegation not long ago to western europe, jordan, to look at airports and Airport Security among other things was one thing we heard from people in germany and amsterdam and jordan, Security Officials think many airports that technically meet standards are not living up to those standards or adhering to standards even though they are approved. Have you heard that . I was in montreal in september, good standards, what i said in my keynote address is as a Global Community we need to implement these standards across the globe and with a sense of urgency. How do we do that . From my perspective we have a quad for, the United States
Pallia in a secure a deal will come to order lifted to have a workforce of 60,000 employees with Security Operations of 450 airports and railroads and masstransit systems. I now recognize myself. Today we are meeting to discuss the role of keeping Transportation Systems and before we begin of a bite to welcome to thank the administrator for joining us this morning the range of important topics we have just been briefed in a classified setting by the d. A. Justice director general about specifics owner abilities of security and quite frankly i think i speak for all of us when they say we find that everything disturbing. We have to do more to confront the threat and i want to work with you to remedy the situation as soon as possible i am hopeful tsa is successful to implement those recommendations that should improve that effectiveness while all members of the committee share concerns i do want to remind the members the information shared must remain classified. Today 16 years past be ho