i'm going to turn to mr. katko at this time, but i probably have a third round for me with his in dull jendulgence. >> thank you. mr. oosterbaan? >> oosterbaan. quick question for you. in doing your report -- i know the report is not completely finished yet, but i presume you looked at the access control issue, as far as employee misconduct, and by access control, i mean the employees getting access to secure areas of the airports. that is a major concern of mine, particularly in light of what's happened in istanbul, and brussels, but more importantly in mogadishu, where the airports were bombed and the egyptair, as well, and the latter two were definitely inside jobs at airports, it looks like, where bombs were smuggled into corrupt employees. so, we are very concerned about the access control issue and the site of badge issue and we pass legislation to that extent, sitting in the senate hopefully going to get some attention at some point. with that as a background, double tsa is currently capable of effective ove

i'm going to turn to mr. katko at this time, but i probably have a third round for me with his in dull jendulgence. >> thank you. mr. oosterbaan? >> oosterbaan. quick question for you. in doing your report -- i know the report is not completely finished yet, but i presume you looked at the access control issue, as far as employee misconduct, and by access control, i mean the employees getting access to secure areas of the airports. that is a major concern of mine, particularly in light of what's happened in istanbul, and brussels, but more importantly in mogadishu, where the airports were bombed and the egyptair, as well, and the latter two were definitely inside jobs at airports, it looks like, where bombs were smuggled into corrupt employees. so, we are very concerned about the access control issue and the site of badge issue and we pass legislation to that extent, sitting in the senate hopefully going to get some attention at some point. with that as a background, double tsa is currently capable of effective ove

mr. ratcliffe. you owe me now. >> thank you, chairman. thank you perry, and chairman katko for your work over the last six months to put together this report, and its findings. i want to thank both witnesses, mr. oosterbaan, for the investigative work that your office did here, dr. gowadia, good to see you again, for the benefit of others in the room, i've had the chance to work with dr. gowadia in her prior role as the head of the domestic nuclear detection office and my role of the cyber security on the home land, and i will day the d.o. under your leadership repeatedly received excellent marks and reviews with respect to its morale, with respect to its efficiency, and effectiveness, so i think that really bodes well. i was pleased to hear about your selection as the deputy administrator at tsa. so, having said that, these are challenging times, and i related the same to administrator neffenger when he was here a few months ago because we know that aviation traffic is up, passenger load is up, and we know terrorists continue to make civil aviation both airlines and airpor

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. katko, for five minutes. mr. katko: madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the 26th anniversary of the signing of the americans with disabilities act. 26 years ago this month this landmark legislation was put into effect to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. this month organizations and advocacy groups across my district in central new york are coordinating events to recognize this milestone and significance of the a.d.a. to so many in our community. in my district, arise, the designated independent living center is vital to our local efforts to ensure people of all abilities live fully integrated and self-directed lives. they provide an array of service, including my brother-in-law, with disabilities and help ensure our local communities are inclusive for peoples of all abilities. while the a.d.a. has been in law for 26 years, our work in congress continues today. i'm a proud co-sponsor of the idea full funding act to help remove barriers for children with disabilities and to expand

cat cat however, the cue -- mr. katko: however, the cuban government denied my visa, as well as visas of every other single member of the delegation. because of that, i have serious concerns, as do my colleagues, about the capabilities of cuba's airport screening equipment and procedures, how cuba airport workers are vetted, whether or not federal air marshals will even be allowed to fly missions on american planes, and many other questions. as a chairman of the transportation and security subcommittee, i believe it is my duty to do everything in my power to ensure the security of the traveling american public and i take that duty very seriously. that is why i have introduced h.r. 5728, legislation to stop the administration from moving forward with flights to cuba until these security concerns are adequately addressed. i hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this important piece of legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does th

i would like to thank the chairman of the transportation security subcommittee, mr. katko, our ranking member, miss rice, full committee ranking member, mr. thompson and mr. king, mr. richmond, ms. swalwell and mrs. torres for joining me in supporting this legislation. once again, i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 5056 , and i yield back the balance of my time and thank, again, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. perry, for his spirit of bipartisanship in moving forward with this important legislation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: mr. speaker, i want to thank my colleague from massachusetts for his well-thought out and well-placed, long overdue legislation, and it makes me think of my time serving in the united states military as an airfield commander charged with many things including the security of the airfield, knowing that the -- our adversaries at