MechEngin
What legislative efforts are being put at risk of getting "tied up?", and where in the Committee Chairman's statement do you see any suggestion or indication he intends to micromanage IT matters? That certainly hasn't been his record on the Committee to date.
Certainly the statement has, or is intended to have, pretty blunt political impact. But, so what? After the Secretary's remarks about Southwest - widely seen as cheap shots or at least highly opportunist on his part - the other side gets its turn too.