Mr. Speaker, I have said consistently that the use of air marshals was not the preferred direction of the government.
We want to ensure that security measures are in place at airports to prevent the need for putting armed personnel on planes, which in itself creates some degree of danger and is not endorsed, certainly not at this point, by the pilot unions in this country. In fact, Mr. Bush has not even agreed to the arming of cockpit personnel on planes.
This is a matter that is evolving. This is a matter that we will be discussing in future weeks with the FAA.