denverpilot
Member
Dear Mr. Duehr:
Thank you for contacting me concerning the exclusion of Bruce Schneier from a hearing on the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue and for the opportunity to respond.
Mr. Schneier, a vocal critic of the TSA, was originally invited to testify by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding the TSA as "Security Theater." At the request of the TSA, he was uninvited because he is a plaintiff in a case against the TSA. While I agree with you that it is unfortunate that he was not able to testify on the record, I believe that his absence did not change the tone of the hearing. After reviewing the hearing transcripts, it is clear that the members of the committee were very critical of the lack of progress, inefficiencies, and violations of personal liberty by the TSA.
Recently my colleagues on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, who have jurisdiction over the TSA, released a joint report. Their judgment of the ineffectiveness of the TSA echoes your concern. They made several recommendations that I look forward to exploring. Please review the report for yourself at the website below:
http://republicans.transportation.h...2th/Aviation/2011-11-16-TSA_Reform_Report.pdf
I will keep your concerns in mind as legislation is introduced this year that may lead to reform. I hope to eliminate the wasteful use of funds in growing government bureaucracy while continuing to increase the security of the American people.
Thank you again, Nathan, for taking the time to contact me. For more information on my work in Congress on your behalf, please sign up for my newsletter at https://forms.house.gov/coffman/webforms/enews.html.
Sincerely,
Mike Coffman
Member of Congress
Thank you for contacting me concerning the exclusion of Bruce Schneier from a hearing on the effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue and for the opportunity to respond.
Mr. Schneier, a vocal critic of the TSA, was originally invited to testify by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding the TSA as "Security Theater." At the request of the TSA, he was uninvited because he is a plaintiff in a case against the TSA. While I agree with you that it is unfortunate that he was not able to testify on the record, I believe that his absence did not change the tone of the hearing. After reviewing the hearing transcripts, it is clear that the members of the committee were very critical of the lack of progress, inefficiencies, and violations of personal liberty by the TSA.
Recently my colleagues on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, who have jurisdiction over the TSA, released a joint report. Their judgment of the ineffectiveness of the TSA echoes your concern. They made several recommendations that I look forward to exploring. Please review the report for yourself at the website below:
http://republicans.transportation.h...2th/Aviation/2011-11-16-TSA_Reform_Report.pdf
I will keep your concerns in mind as legislation is introduced this year that may lead to reform. I hope to eliminate the wasteful use of funds in growing government bureaucracy while continuing to increase the security of the American people.
Thank you again, Nathan, for taking the time to contact me. For more information on my work in Congress on your behalf, please sign up for my newsletter at https://forms.house.gov/coffman/webforms/enews.html.
Sincerely,
Mike Coffman
Member of Congress
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