MEDIA ADVISORY: Gimenez Announces Hearing on TSA Budget With Administrator Pekoske

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) announced a hearing next Thursday, June 22, on the Biden administration’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Fiscal Year 2024 Budget request, featuring testimony from TSA Administrator David Pekoske.

“Miami International Airport is one of the largest ports of entry in the United States, so I deeply appreciate TSA’s crucial mission as well as the hard work of its dedicated workforce across the country and of Administrator Pekoske to secure the homeland,” Chairman Gimenez said. “Following years of challenges in air travel, the flying public deserves reassurance that this agency has the necessary tools and resources to combat a multitude of threats, including the advancement of drone technology and empowered malign actors. Most importantly, this Subcommittee is working to ensure TSA can fulfill its mission to ease travel and keep Americans safe.”

DETAILS:

WHAT: A House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security hearing entitled, “An Examination of TSA’s FY 2024 Budget and Priorities.”

DATE: Thursday, June 22, 2023

TIME: 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: 310 Cannon House Office Building

WITNESSES:

The Honorable David Pekoske
Transportation Security Administration Administrator, the Department of Homeland Security

The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed on YouTube. Press must be congressionally credentialed and must RSVP by Wednesday, June 21 at 6pm ET.