committee, the gentlemen from mississippi, mr. thompson, for any statement he may have. i want to note preliminarily that mr. thompson is a busy man and it's an honor and pleasure to have him here and i very much appreciate his input and guidance on this subject matter. so thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you for holding today's hearing. i appreciate the subcommittee's willingness to take a hard look at the security vulnerabilities associated with how the transportation security administration is administering the pre-check program. as a frequent flier, i've long believed that tsa should have a trusted traveler program where individuals are identified as low-risk travelers and are provided by expedited airport screening. when tsa was established in 2001, congress granted 's the stay authority to establish a trusted traveler program. however, as many of you may