ms. lindsey and chief gannon have already talked about a quick response to those kinds of things. they have the resources to do it, and they certainly will do it. i'd like to just spend a moment, if i may, to talk about the need for a consistent law enforcement presence at passenger screening checkpoints such as the one where officer hernandez was killed. now, let me just say this: i know that there are differences of opinion about this. what i'm anxious to hear today and in the near future is that the discussion will continue. there may be things that can be with tried, there may be alternatives, but what i do not wish to do is to simply have the issue put to rest at this time because i am concerned that there may be a better mousetrap. i'm not sure. following the shooting incident, i discussed airport security issues with leaders of the american alliance of airport police officers. following our discussion, i wrote a letter to tsa administrator john pistole in which i recommended that law enforcement officers be stationed within 300 feet of tsa passenger screening checkpoints. a

ms. lindsey, thank you for hosting us and giving us a briefing this morning. they were very informative and insightful. it is critical that agencies responsible for protecting our airports are doing all they can to keep passengers and employees safe. i believe this hearing is an important opportunity to examine lessons learned from the shooting, what went well, and what didn't. how we should apply those lessons learned to others as we move forward. unfortunately, we live in a very dangerous world. events like the one that happened here are difficult if not impossible to prevent. but what we can do is improve our ability to protect the threats before someone starts shooting or detonates a bomb or hopped a fence or takes advantage of any security loophole or vulnerability that we have failed to close for one reason or another. as chairman of the committee on homeland security, i know how committed our law enforcement officers are and our transportation security officers are, day in and day out to stay ahead of any potential threat. yet, the tragedy that the worl

ms. lindsey,tsa thank you for hosting us and giving us a briefing this morning. they were very informative and insightful. it is critical that agencies responsible for protecting our airports are doing all they can to keep passengers and employees safe. i believe this hearing is an important opportunity to examine lessons learned from the shooting, what went well, and what didn't. how we should apply those lessons learned to others as we move forward. unfortunately, we live in a very dangerous world. that's like the one that happened here are difficult if not impossible to prevent. but what we can do is improve our ability to protect the threats before someone starts oroting or detonates a bomb hopped a fence or takes advantage of any security thatole or vulnerability we have failed to close for one reason or another. as chairman of the committee on homeland security, i know how committed our law enforcement officers are and our transportation security officers are, day in and day out to stay ahead of any potential threat. yet, the tragedy that the world watched

ms. lindsey your efforts with the airport and mr.kessler, which are done with tsa to make this place a safer airport. and with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank the gentleman. the china recognizes the gentleman from texas, ms. jackson lee for any statement she may have. >> might i add my appreciation to you, mr. richmond, and also to the chairman and ranking member of the full committee of homeland security. i also want to acknowledge my colleagues, congressman waters who has with great honor served his community and showed great compassion for these issues, and to congratulate congresswoman brownlee for leadership on very important legislation that hope will be passed and the president will sign. i thank all of you for coming to this hearing and particularly the witnesses, mr. pistole who service to this nation, ms. lindsey, your guidance of this great airport and along with your colleague, chief gannon who represented the case today of november 2013. mr. cox, thank you so very much for standing very strong and all for firs