Airports Should Opt For Private Screening

By James Ott

John L. Mica (R-Fla.), ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is urging the 100 busiest airports to consider switching to private security companies in place of the Transportation Security Administration. TSA would continue as the regulating agency overseeing hands-on screening operations.

It “was never envisioned that [the TSA] would become a ...

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