Tom Cole: “In this Homeland Security bill there's a raise for air…”

“I hope we can finish this Homeland Security thing or I hope if we can't, we extend the funding for a few more weeks. It's unconscionable to me that we don't fund. And remember In this Homeland Security bill there's a raise for air traffic controllers. I don't know who deserves it more. There's the funding for the men and women. You know that when you go to the airport, you're going through security that both facilitate you and protect you at the same time.” (12:20–12:26)

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