mr. katko: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. katko: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. katko: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 455, the northern border security review act, and urge its passage. this legislation would require the department of homeland security to conduct a much-needed threat analysis of current and potential threats along our nation's vast northern border. as a former federal prosecutor on both the northern border in new york and the southern border in el paso, texas, not to mention my time as a federal prosecutor in the island of puerto rico, i have seen firsthand the challenges our nation faces to counter violent drug trafficking organizations, organized crime syndicates and human trafficking that transi

mr. katko: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. katko: h.r. 3102 is a critically important bipartisan piece of legislation which serves as a culmination of months of intense oversight on the issue of airport access controls and the insider threat aviation security. the gaps in airport employee access control has made headlines after an investigation revealed that aviation employees were trafficking weapons and ammunition between atlanta and new york, more than 170 guns were trafficked in such a manner. furthermore, a recent inspector general report found that t.s.a. failed to identify 73 aviation workers with possible links to terrorism. lastly, at airports such as dallas-fort worth, los angeles international and oakland, many major drug trafficking rings have been uncovered involving employees inside -- using their insider ability to access the airports. it is the responsibility of this committee to act to prevent similar

. >> the chair recognizes mr. katko. >> mr. chairman, i don't have any reports to put into the record. i do have a report i want to talk about for a moment. >> you may. joint terrorism task force. the report combating terrorism for foreign fighter travel. i appreciate your comments. i'm proud of it work our task force did. many of my colleagues sitting here today were part of that task force. it was done in a bipartisan manner. when we did this over a six-month period of time, we spent an extensive amount of time with folks from homeland security and the fbi and the national counterterrorism center as well. we learned an awful lot. i could be here all day asking you specifics about the report. a couple of things i do want to touch on. in the wake of the 9/11 commission, there was legislation passed in 2006 to develop a national strategy to combat foreign fighter travel. the landscape has changed tremendously since then, as we all know, especially with respect to isis. one of the report's recommendations is to basically have an

mr. katko: i'd like to tell him them bill is a great reporter and fwrernt and that he touched the lives of so many in our community. but they already know that. they know it from the tributes that ran on every type of media outlet in central new york upon news of his death. he made stories count. he'll be remembered as one of the best journalists the town has known. he was great guy as well. god bless you, bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, last sunday mass shootings inflicted violence on elk hart, indiana, and fort myers, florida, there have been more than 3000 mass shootings in the united states this year. more than any other country in the world. one of the causes for this gun violence epidemic is that the backgrou