the remains of sergeant first class benny rogers arrived yesterday in his hometown of athens, texas.da roberson of san antonio affiliate kytx has this story. >> it was gold to us. it was absolutely gold to us. >> reporter: it's been a long-awaited homecoming for sergeant benny rogers' family. >> it's a mixture of joy. it's also a mixture of sadness that he was only 20 years old, and he didn't get to live his life. >> reporter: his niece, ruth davis, was only a year old when her uncle went missing, but stories told by her grandmother, benny's mother, katie, kept his memory alive. >> his mother's only been passed away for three years. and she would have enjoyed this day so much because she prayed for it. for 60 years, she prayed for her boy to come home. and now he's home. >> even to tears today because i've been watching it all day and thinking back when katie got the telegram. >> reporter: 88-year-old edith mcavoy was benny's aunt and is the only living family member left that knew him. she was there when rogers' mother received word of her son's death. >> the mailman usually went to

committee chairman mike rogers and homeland security committee chairman peter king for moving this legislation and all of my colleagues in committee, particularly ranking member bennie thompson and subcommittee ranking member sheila jackson lee for their support. thank you, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. richardson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1801 and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. richardson: thank you, mr. speaker. first of all, i'd like to acknowledge the work of chairman king and ranking member thompson. as a member of the committee on homeland security, i'm pleased that for the first time in this 112th congress the house is considering important transportation security legislation. h.r. 1801, the risk-based security screening for members of the armed forces act requires that transportation security administration to develop a plan for providing expedited screening for our military personnel at airport security checkpoints. since 2001, there have been