Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., is leading a bipartisan House delegation on an educational trip to Europe and the Middle East this week to see how each region carries out national security and law enforcement operations at its busiest transportation hubs.

The congressional delegation includes Democrats Filemon Vela of Texas and Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey, and Republicans Ron Estes of Kansas and Gus Bilirakis of Florida. Three of the four members sit on the House Homeland Security Committee.

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