The House committee’s top Democrat, Bennie G. Thompson (Miss.) noted in a statement after the meeting that the White House budget request would reduce TSA funding next year.

“After hearing from the TSA Administrator today, it is clear that TSA needs more resources to do its job properly,” Thompson said.

He said about $1.28 billion collected from airline ticket security fees is instead spent on deficit reduction.

“This money could be used to invest in new security technology and a fully staffed and effectively trained workforce that could put TSA on a stronger footing to prevent the next attack,” Thompson said. “Instead this Republican Administration and Republican Congress want to spend billions on an unnecessary border wall and over a trillion on tax cuts for corporations and the rich.”