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Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
JERSEY. >> THE SENATOR ASKED IF I WOULD TAKE OVER FOR A BIT, AND I WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO DO THAT. I THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THIS MONTH...
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| 00:04:42 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
THANK ADMINISTRATOR PISTOLE FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND HAVING THIS HEARING. IT'S TIMELY FOR ME, I REPRESENT THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IN WHICH HARTSFIELD-JACKSON...
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| 00:07:15 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AS WE ALL ARE, BUT SHE'S ALWAYS THERE READY TO GO TO WORK ON THE NEXT THING. SENATOR BOXER? >> SENATOR, THANKS VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT...
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| 00:10:51 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
THANKS FOR YOUR IMPORTANT AND GOOD WORK, MR. PISTOLE. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT, AND WE GET TIME FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE OF TSA AT AIRPORTS,...
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| 00:13:30 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
THANK YOU FOR CONDUCTING THIS IMPORTANT MEETING. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE TSA ABOUT THE IMPORTANT SECURITY MEASURES BOTH ON THE CARGO FRONT...
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| 00:16:23 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
SENATOR HUTCHISON IS HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. SINCE WE HAD YOU FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION, WE'LL SEE HOW YOU WEATHERED...
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| 00:17:58 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
MUCH. AND NOW I CALL ON MR. PISTOLE, AND I ASK YOU TO MAKE YOUR TESTIMONY. EVERYONE KNOWS, I BELIEVE THAT JOHN PISTOLE IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION...
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| 00:18:33 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING, AND I WOULD NOW ASK YOU TO GIVE YOUR TESTIMONY. >> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU,...
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| 00:24:17 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
2012. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> YOU SEEM TO BE IN SOME WAYS A NO-WIN SITUATION OF LATE. I GUESS THAT'S YOUR USUAL...
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| 00:30:09 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
HUTCHISON. >> MR. PISTOLE, IN FEBRUARY, YOU CHANGED THE LONGSTANDING DETERMINATION OF PROHIBITING TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICERS FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING....
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| 00:31:09 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
DONE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND THE SHORT ANSWER IS, NO, IT WILL NOT AFFECT SECURITY IN ANY WAY. THE DETERMINATION THAT I NOW...
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| 00:35:46 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
THERE WERE INSTANCES UNDER AN UNDERCOVER CAMERA CAUGHT INSTANCES OF ONE EMPLOYEE SWIPING THEIR I.D. CARD AND THEN HOLDING A TURNSTYLE, SO THREE OTHER...
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| 00:36:03 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
PIGGYBACKING. YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHETHER WOULD THAT BE PERMISSIBLE AND WHATNOT BE PERMISSIBLE. >> AS I GENERAL RULE NONE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE. A SITUATION...
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| 00:41:16 |
Lautenberg, Frank R. - U.S. Senator, [D] New Jersey
CHAIRMAN. MR. PISTOLE, ONE OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF REAL TRAVEL IS THE ABILITY TO EASILY AND EFFICIENTLY GET ON THE TRAIN, GET MOVING TO YOUR DESTINATION....
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| 00:42:00 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
SOME RANDOM BAG SEARCHES AND THEN THEIR ACTUAL PRESENCE ON THE TRAINS, FOR EXAMPLE. SO I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. AND IT'S ALSO THE VISIBLE AUTOMOTIVE...
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| 00:47:15 |
Blunt, Roy - U.S. Senator, [R] Missouri
WRITTEN QUESTIONS THAT I'LL WANT TO SUBMIT IF WE DON'T GET THROUGH WITH THIS DISCUSSION TODAY WHICH WE MAY NOT. YOU KNOW AS THAT PROGRAM WAS CREATED...
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| 00:47:41 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
TSA THAN NOW? TO YES. >> OR I GUESS THEY MIGHT ALSO SAY, SOMEWHAT OTHER THAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR PERSON THAT'S RUNNING IT NOW? BUT YOU BID THAT OUT...
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| 00:53:51 |
Cantwell, Maria - U.S. Senator, [D] Washington
WASHINGTON STATE ABOUT A GAP IN SECURITY RELATED TO RAIL SCARCE AND SULFURIC ACID AND OTHER POWERFUL CORROSIVES THAT CAN RELEASE VAPOR TOXICS. BUT...
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| 00:54:22 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
SURE THAT THERE AREN'T THESE KIND OF GAPS IN SECURITY IN THE SYSTEM. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR. YES, I UNDERSTAND THE FRA HAS INITIATED INVESTIGATION BASED...
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| 00:57:35 |
Ayotte, Kelly A. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
OUR PORTS AND MTSA-REGULATED FACILITIES AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS OF THE GAO REPORT IS THAT YOU'D NOT EVALUATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM...
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| 00:59:55 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
IT IS NOT THE -- THE INTENT OF CONGRESS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SECURITY AT THE PORTS. AND IT IS CONTINUING PROCESS. >>...
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| 01:02:18 |
Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
SENATOR. >> I WAS SAYING GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU AT OUR JUDICIARY HEARING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THAT. >> I DID NOT, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>...
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| 01:03:50 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
THAT'S WHY THE AIRLINES ARE SO -- SUCH CRITICAL PARTNERS IN THIS, ALONG WITH THE AIRPORT. SO THEY WOULD GO TO THAT CHECKPOINT, HAVE THEIR BOARDING PASS...
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| 01:08:18 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
91. HE'S GOT METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE TEAM PHYSICIAN WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND WHEN I WAS 14 I HAD A RUPTURED SPLEEN...
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| 01:09:59 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
GET ME HIS NAME I'D BE GLAD TO REACH OUT TO HIM PERSONALLY TO TALK TO HIM. YEAH, CLEARLY THE GOAL IS TO FOCUS ON THE HIGHER RISK AND THE DOCTOR, YOUR...
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| 01:13:54 |
McCaskill, Claire - U.S. Senator, [D] Missouri
MR. PISTOLE, WHAT IS THE RATIO OF WORKERS TO SCANNING MACHINES IN THE AIRPORT? HOW MANY WORKERS DOES IT TAKE TO RUN A MACHINE. >>
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| 01:14:01 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
SO IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A WALK-THROUGH METAL DETECTOR THERE IS -- >> NO NO THE SCANNERS. NOT THE WALK-THROUGHS. >> SO THE BUDGET -- I'D HAVE TO...
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| 01:20:41 |
Pryor, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Arkansas
PRYER. >> ALL THE WAY DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. >> IT'S WAY DOWN HERE. YES. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS....
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| 01:21:14 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
PASSENGERS BUT YOU ALSO DO RAIL AND SEA TRAVEL. DO YOU -- IS THERE A PASSENGER FEE FOR THOSE THINGS? >> NOT THE TSA CHARGES. IF IT'S A -- FOR EXAMPLE...
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| 01:27:37 |
Rubio, Marco - U.S. Senator, [R] Florida
LOT OF INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS THE RIGHT WORD IS NOT SENSITIZE BUT TO TRAIN THEM FOR SPECIAL PROCEDURES IN HANDLING INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS AS OPPOSED...
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| 01:27:50 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
DOMESTIC TRAVELLERS? DO YOU FIND THAT DO TO BE A SPECIAL CHALLENGE AND DO WE COANYTHING DIFFERENT WITH THOSE PASSENGERS? >> THERE ARE TWO THINGS IN...
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| 01:30:36 |
Thune, John R. - U.S. Senator, [R] South Dakota
EXCELLENT, SENATOR. >> SENATOR THUNE. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. >> WE TIMED IT IN ORDER FOR YOU TO BE HERE. >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT. LET ME IF I MIGHT...
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| 01:31:07 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
COULD PROCESS PASSENGERS THROUGH WITH THAT? HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF GETTING PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS? >> THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS....
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| 01:37:27 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
FROM ME. THE TICKET FEE AMOUNT IS ABOUT 10 BUCKS ROUND TRIP. THAT'S BEEN TRUE SINCE 2001. I'M FOR INCREASING THAT. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. >> BUT...
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| 01:38:53 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
ON THAT FEE. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT AS I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU CREATED TSA TEN YEARS AGO WAS TO HAVE THAT FEE PAY FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THE EXPENSES, THE...
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| 01:41:34 |
Hutchison, Kay Bailey - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP JUST TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PRIVACY ISSUES AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING ABOUT IT. I THINK SENATOR BOOZMAN...
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| 01:43:13 |
Pistole, John S. - Administrator
DOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THINGS LIKE SENATOR BOOZMAN'S CONSTITUENT. >> THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEES IN TEXAS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THEY...
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| 01:46:27 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
VERY, VERY POSITIVE. I THINK THEY WORK REALLY HARD AND PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE. I MEAN WE GO THROUGH THE SAME SCREENINGS AS EVERYBODY ELSE. THEY HAVE...
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| 01:47:30 |
Rockefeller, John "Jay" D. IV - U.S. Senator, [D] West Virginia
TO REDUCE THE ONE-OFFS SO WE CAN PROVIDE EFFECTIVE SECURITY IN AN EFFICIENT WAY. >> I THANK YOU ALSO IN CLOSING THIS HEARING AND AS I'VE TOLD YOU...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.