mr. payne: yeah.ou know, i have newark international in my district, and so we have had the same experiences that you've been having in chicago based on the hub that we are in. and also the port authority having three airports under its purview has been a major, major hang-up with the wait times. and we've had the resources moved in newark as they have had in chicago and it's dramatically impacted the ability to move passengers in a timely manner. ms. allin, within your testimony you note that the b.d.o.'s could be useful in other positions within the screening model. could you expound for the committee on your thoughts on achieving efficiencies through using the behavior detection officers? ms. allin: thank you, representative payne. the behavioral detection officers are trained in perceiving people who are going to do something that is not correct. maybe illegal, maybe trying to smuggling something, maybe potential terrorist ties. by having them as the ticket document checkers, they have a personal

mr. payne: ok. wanted to say to mr. cox, all throughout this discussion over the past several weeks, i've kept the t.s.o.'s in mind and made sure that my colleagues have some idea of what they go through and the strain that they're under based on these long wait times as well. and that we -- they are our last line of defense, and we need to make sure that they have the resources that they need in order to do the job well. we can't afford them not to. they have to be right 100% of the time. so just wanted to put that on the record, and i yield back. mr. katko: thank you, mr. payne. the chair will now recognize other members of the subcommittee and then ms. mcsally for five minutes with questions that they may wish to ask the questions. in accordance with our committee's rules and practices, i plan to recognize members who were present at the start of the hearing by seniority on the committee, as well as ms. mcsally, who is visiting the committee this morning. they may be recognized in order of their arrival. the chair no

katko: thank you, mr. payne. the chair will now recognize other members of the subcommittee and then ms. mcsally for five minutes with questions that they may wish to ask the questions. in accordance with our committee's rules and practices, i plan to recognize members who were present at the start of the hearing by seniority on the committee, as well as ms. mcsally, who is visiting the committee this morning. those coming in a later will be recognized in order of their arrival. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes of questions. mr. carter: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for being here. this is obviously a very important subject to us. i'm glad to see y'all because i have some important questions i have to ask you. i have the honor and privilege of representing the first congressional district of georgia. that includes the entire coast of georgia. georgia is unique in that we have a lot of small airports, rural areas. we also, as you know, have hartsfield-jacks

i now recognize the ranking member mr. payne for five minutes of questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and, you know, i ask unanimous consent that two letters from afg to president obama and secretary johnson be inserted in the record. >> without objection, so ordered. >> thank you. in response to the issues that your airport and others aren't nation, secretary johnson and administrator neffinger announced plans to address the lines including additional resources. has the administration's response to the wait time within your airports been effective and have it has a positive infeeffeo this point. we have the additional resources coming in but have not heard how it has impacted your wait times in a positive manner. >> sure. it has. tsa provided 58 additional officers. the shift of moving over 160 part time officers to full time help tsa address the peak periods both in the a.m. shifts and the p.m. sifts. tripling the amount of overtime allows them to open checkpoints early so they're not behind the curve. they have proven incredibly helpful. the canine teams alone are allowin

katko: thank you, mr. payne.embers of the committee, are reminded that opening statements may be submitted for the record. we're pleased to have a very distinguished panel here to testify before us today on this very important topic. ms. callahan serves as executive director for syracuse hancock international airport in syracuse, new york. ms. allin is president and c.e.o. of the tucson airport in tucson, arizona. ms. beairsto serves as managing deputy commissioner for security in the department of aviation for the city of chicago. ms. philipovitch, senior vice president for customer service at american airlines, and mr. david cox, national president of the american federation of government employees. thank you all for being here today. i now recognize ms. callahan for an opening statement. ms. callahan: security committee. thank you. thank you for inviting us to today's hearing on an issue that requires both immediate attention and long-term sustainable solutions. how to handle growing lines at t.s.a. checkpoint

i now recognize the ranking member mr. payne for five minutes of questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and, you know, i ask unanimous consent that two letters from afg to president obama and secretary johnson be inserted in the record. >> without objection, so ordered. >> thank you. in response to the issues that your airport and others aren't nation, secretary johnson and administrator neffinger announced plans to address the lines including additional resources. has the administration's response to the wait time within your airports been effective and have it has a positive infecteffect to this point. we have the additional resources coming in but have not heard how it has impacted your wait times in a positive manner. >> sure. it has. tsa provided 58 additional officers. the shift of moving over 160 part time officers to full time help tsa address the peak periods both in the a.m. shifts and the p.m. sifts. tripling the amount of overtime allows them to open checkpoints early so they're not behind the curve. they have proven incredibly helpful. the canine teams alone are a

with that i recognize the ranking member of the subcommittee, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. payne, for his opening statement and i like those glasses. [laughter] >> thank you, mr. chairman. i wore them just for you. i'd also like to thank you for holding this hearing. it's good we're having this hearing immediately following the full committee hearing with administrator neffenger yesterday. wait times have been a major cause of concern within our nation's airports. last week, for example these extreme wait times, the transportation security administration reallocated resources to chicago midway international airport and newark liberty airport to decrease the length of screening lines. while i'm pleased that tsas are being given the opportunity to be converted to full time and the administration has taken steps to address the problem in the interim we need to find a viable long-term solution to this problem. rheal locating or taking one airport's resources and giving it to another will only fix the problem temporarily for the summer travel period, tsa predicted that nearly 740 mill

mr. payne: an observation before we close. ms. mcsally, you should have not left homeland. i see more now -- ms. mcsally: well -- mr. payne: well, we miss you there. mr. katko: the committee stands adjourned. thank you all very much. >> coming up on c-span, center for disease control director tom friedman on efforts virus.t the zika and that is followed by the house debate on the zika response. later, hillary clinton in san jose, california. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. theng up friday morning, criminal justice policy director for the center of american progress will join us to discuss criminal efforts to reform the system. an author and george mason school of law foundation professor will talk about his new deal which will detail americans efforts to move up the economic ladder and what has hampered that. he sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning live at the clock a.m. eastern. join the discussion. carteretary ashton speaks at the u.s. naval academy commencement in annapolis, maryland. we will have li

. >> the chair recognizes mr. payne. >> thank you, chair. er, youtrator neffeng have a very difficult job and i just wanted to know that a lot of us appreciate your efforts in checkpoint the final before our citizens get onto airplanes is safe. tso. with the withndicated the tso's behavioral training are being incorporated into document checkers. the fscs have been granted flexibility. would you have a problem with the fscs using a bdo for a checkpoint screening? determine that's the highest need, i have no problem with that. in april, the faa announced they would be redesignating north liberty international airport which is in my district as a level two slot controlled airport starting in october. potential increasing the number of flights arriving and departing from the hub. how is tsa prepared to deal with traffic andd air the larger number of passengers that will come in with this designation? i know there have been great efforts over the past week to alleviate some of the time in k andork and we up -- newar we appreciate that. in octobe

katko: thank you, mr. payne. other members of the committee, are reminded that opening statements may be submitted for the record. we're pleased to have a very distinguished panel here to testify before us today on this very important topic. ms. callaghan serves as executive director for syracuse hancock international airport in syracuse, new york. ms. allin is president and c.e.o. of the tucson airport in tucson, arizona. ms. beairsto serves as managing deputy commissioner for security in the department of aviation for the city of chicago. ms. philipovitch, senior vice president for customer service at american airlines, and mr. david cox, national president of the american federation of government employees. thank you all for being here today. i now recognize ms. callahan for an opening statement. ms. callahan: [inaudible] security committee. thank you. thank you for inviting us to today's hearing on an issue that requires both immediate attention and long-term sustainable solutions. how to handle growing lines

payne: thank you, mr. cicconi. thank you, at&t, for all the work you do to help support the national urban league. nbcblk is proud to join at&t, interactive one and the newseum to present this first of the kind broadcast to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the state of black america. over the last four decades, the state of black america has become a national touchstone for the social, economic status of the nation's african-american and minority communities. serving as a barometer for the progress of people of color, relative to white america. here to share the findings of the report and to discuss the implications for the nation is the president and c.e.o. of the national urban league, mr. marc h. morial. let's welcome him to the stage. [applause] mr. morial: thank you. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, good morning. i want to thank you for being here today and thank you to at&t as well as to the newseum for hosting us here today. of course, i'm marc morial, president and c.e.o. of the national urban league and

mr. payne: mr. speaker, it's not a new problem. lead in school drinking water has been a problem in communities across this nation for years. so why isn't there more outrage and talk about it among my colleagues? even chris christie has ordered lead testing in new jersey public schools. when new jersey's governor starts to admit there's a problem that demands government action, you know the situation must be dire. no child takes a drink from a water fountain in school and thinks about whether the water's contaminated or not. it is our job to protect our children and that means ensuring safety of school drinking water. congress should pass and the president should sign my tests for lead act. the bill requires states to help schools establish programs that tests for lead in the drinking water if those states receive federal funding for safe water programs. it would ensure transparency by requiring disclosure of high levels of lead in schools, and most importantly, it would help keep our children safe. thank you and i yield back. the

. >> chair recognizes mr. payne. >> thank you mr. chair. ranking member. administrator neffenger, you have -- have a very difficult job here. i just want you to know that a lot of us appreciate your efforts in making sure that the final checkpoint before our citizens get on to airplanes are safe. along with the tso's. you indicated that the tso's with the behavioral detection training are being integrated into checkpoint as document checkers. you said that the fsd's have been granted unprecedented flexibility. would you have a problem with the fsd's using a bdo for a checkpoint screening yourself? >> if they determine that's their highest need at that moment i have no problem with that. they have that authority to do that. >> okay. in april the faa announced that they would be redesignating a newark airport, which is in my district as a level two slot controlled airport in november. increasing the number of flights arriving and departing from the hub fr hub. how is tsa prepared to deal with the larger number of passengers that will come in with this design

. >> we recognize mr. payne. >> think mr. chair.mr. -- you have a very difficult job here and i just want you to know that a lot of us appreciate your efforts in making sure that the final checkpoint before our citizens get onto airplanes safe along with the tso. you indicated that the tso's with behavioral detection training are being integrated into checkpoint document checkers. you also said that these have been granted unprecedented flexibility, would you have a problem with the fsd using a bd over checkpoint screening yourself? >> if they determined that is their highest need at that moment, i have no problem with that. they have that authority to do that. >> okay. in april the faa announced they be re- designating north liberty international airport which is by district as a level ii slot controlled airports starting in october. potentially increasing the number of flights arriving and departing from the hub. how is tsa prepared to deal with the increase their traffic and the larger number of passengers that will come in with

the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. payne of new jersey for the first series of votes for today. ms. waters of kale for monday, may 23. and ms. maxine waters of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? >> i move that the house do now adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for morning hour debate. this bill funds the energy department, the army corps of engineers, and nuclear energy programs like nuclear weapons and the nuclear laboratories. about 37 point $5 billion, a slight increase over last year. pretty close to what is in the senate bill. >> close on the funding there. you write a bit about some of the environmental aspects of the bill, the renewable's, the global climate change. what do you think we will see in this bill

latta of ohio for tuesday, may 10, through friday, may 13, and mr. payne of new jersey for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall al, is -- mr. woodall, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority eader. mr. woodall: thank you, madam speaker. thank you for being down here with me today. i want to begin, however, by yielding such time as he may consume to one of the great freshman here leading our institution and take all the time he needs. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in support of admiral brian lohse, the current commander of special warfare command, our nation's top u.s. seal. he's entrusted with the honor of commanding all seals, all special -- -- special boat units and all support staff across this great country and across many theaters. i've had the privilege of serving with brian lohse. seal team six, red team. i can tell you, brian is an outstanding officer. but it's the obligation of every officer to take action when he sees

payne: thank you, mr. cicconi. thank you, at&t, for all the work you do to help support the national urban league. nbc b.l.k. is proud to join at&t, interactive one and the newseum to present this first of the kind broadcast to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the state of black america. over the last four decades, the state of black america has become a national touchstone for the social, economic status of the nation's african-american and minority communities. serving as a barometer for the progress of people of color, relative to white america. here to share the findings of the report and to discuss the implications for the nation is the president and c.e.o. of the national urban league, mr. marc h. morial. let's welcome him to the stage. [applause] mr. morial: thank you. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, good morning. i want to thank you for being here today and thank you to at&t as well as to the newseum for hosting us here today. of course i'm marc morial, president and c.e.o. of the national urban league

mr. amber payne's. >> thank you sir.aining in what type of training the airport personnel have? >> the standards required airport for snow work are trained and undergo background investigations that are clear to national authorities operating from cuba. our inspectors have gone to cuba and they have ascertained cuba does meet all the standards including access control and background checks. >> thank you very much. now with perspective mr. stodder you mentioned the travel documents and nobody spoke about the document of verification capabilities or lack thereof with perspective the cuban airports. do you consider those answers that you gave us in that meeting to be ssi as well? >> yes sir. >> all right. we mentioned, somebody mentioned the federal air marshal service. mr. stodder? with respect to the federal air marshal services it your testimony there will be no flights from the united states from cuba to the united states unless the federal air marshal service has been allowed to be on those flights like you do elsewher

payne. >> thank you, mr. chair, ranking member. administrator neffenger, you have a very difficult job here. and just want you to know that a lot of us appreciate your efforts in making sure that the final checkpoint before our citizens get onto airplanes are safe along with the tsos. you indicated that the tsos with the behavioral detection training are being integrated into checkpoint document checkers. you also said that the fsds have been granted unprecedented flexibility. would you have a problem with the fsds using a bdo for checkpoint screening yourself? >> if they determine that that's their highest need at that moment, i have no problem with that. they have that authority to do that. >> okay. in april, the faa announced that they would be redesignate iinin newark liberty into a national airport starting in october. potentially increasing the number of lights arriving and departing from the hub. how is tsa prepared to deal with the increased air traffic in the larger number of passengers that will come in with this designat

mr. rafael: you may be referring to judge payne's surprise. justice alito: was there anything relevant that happened? mr. rafael: our administration came into power on january 20. we defended the district on summary judgment and at trial. the same career attorney argued it at trial when the district court ruled against virginia we had to evaluate whether we could win on a clear error standard and concluded we could not. in addition our own experts' sworn report said there was a 55% floor, virginia's section 5 submission reford a 55% threshold as well, that's page 77 to 79. >> which expert? mr. rafael: john morgan, page 518 of the joint appendix. you'll see his sworn report where he refers to 55% floor used in the house of delegates restricting. he actually served as a consultant to the republicans in the house of delegates and served as an expert here. >> it was also one of your experts that said if every person involved in these swaps were white the results would be the same. mr. rafael: john mcdonald, who is the plaintiff's expert, he was ask

mr. trump have for our country. >> one of those is written by terry souther and the other is by tom payne. that is satire. >> this is the best debate of 2016 that we'll never see. >> i think bernie would have mauled him and exposed him as a con-man. >> the thing about this trump statement, it is so juvenile and very few people -- >> that part of it, i agree with you. >> very few people seem bothered by the idea of a very juvenile president, regardless of what his policies are or ideology. the president should not behave like a child and donald trump basis like a child and nobody cares. >> i disagree with you. >> you disagree? >> i don't think contempt or calling him a child gets you very far. >> but he is a child. >> wait, wait, wait. separate. before you continue, i want you to actually separate whether it's strategic or not. do you feel that way about his personality? >> i think he's adolescent, still growing up. but in the context of the history and looking around the world, that it's kind of shocking that we have a guy now who's like thrashing and up-ending our political order that it'