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Securing America: Replacing the TSA in Airports [VIDEO]

Companies that want to take over passenger screening at airports from the TSA may have an easier time getting future contracts under a new bill being considered in the U.S. Senate.

FOX Chief Intelligence Correspondent Catherine Herridge reports from Washington in our ongoing series on national security:

Audio clip:

Under the legislation, there is a provision that allows airports to replace TSA screeners with private screeners.  During some heated testimony on the Hill, Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee warned that history might repeat itself.

(Jackson Lee) “Let us not forget the lessons of the past, one of which is that the system of privatized screeners failed us on 9/11.”

A year ago, as a record number of airports tried to opt out of the TSA program, Homeland Security put a freeze on the process.  Under the legislation, TSA would be required to reconsider applications for private screeners.

In Washington, Catherine Herridge, FOX News Radio.

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One Comment

  1. fisher1949

    February 8, 2012 at 11:42 pm

    Pistole has lied so often and to so many people he may no longer recognize the truth. The private screeners WILL save taxpayers money because of their pay scale and benefits package will be more commensurate to the job. A job screening passengers should not cost taxpayers $100K/year. Private firms handle screening in many US airports already including Kansas City.

    Also, the 9/11 Commission concluded that the private screeners were not responsible. The FBI and NSA withheld information about the attackers from the airlines which led to the formation of TSA.

    Pistole has mindlessly defended TSA worker’s abuse of passengers no matter how egregious these get. He has defended them despite acts of racism, sexism, crimes, strip searches and other misconduct.

    There were 62 TSA workers arrested in 2011 for serious crimes including 11 for child sex crimes and Pistole defended them.

    So far this year, 4 have been arrested for theft including one Air Marshall and he defends them.

    What will it take for him to admit that this agency is a complete failure?

    He should be indicted for his criminal malfeasance in running this agency and TSA dismantled and replaced.

    TSA Crimes & Abuses
    bit.ly/TravelUndergroundTSAabuses