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Apr132013
Congressman Who Created The TSA Flips Out Over Waste
DHS Regret Syndrome. Mica annihilates Big Sis.
The Oversight Committee hearing examines the excessive and wasteful spending in the face of sequestration. Janet Napolitano gets busted, jobs are threatened, Mica gets seriously pissed by the end. Hearing took place March 19.
More on Mica: Congressman Who Created The TSA Says It's Time To Dismantle It
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Why Is DHS Stockpiling 2 Billion Bullets?
PHOTO - Donald Rumsfeld Groped By The TSA
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Private screening did not disappear under the TSA, which allows airports to opt out of federal screening and hire firms to do the job instead. Such firms must still get TSA approval under its Screening Partnership Program (SPP) and follow TSA procedures. Among the U.S. airports with privately operated checkpoints are San Francisco International Airport; Kansas City International Airport; Greater Rochester International Airport; Tupelo Regional Airport; Key West International Airport; Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport; and Jackson Hole Airport.
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Concerns have been raised with regards to exposure to radiation emitted by backscatter X-rays, and there are fears that people will be exposed to a "dangerous level of radiation if they get backscattered too often".Ionizing radiation is considered a non-threshold carcinogen, but it is difficult to quantify the risk of low radiation exposures
While the most recent studies have deemed the radiation risk from AIT units to be trivial, some physicians have voiced concerns about the radiation emitted by the scanners. Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society told CNN that he "takes a pat-down instead of going through a scanner when he travels" because he is "concerned about whether the machines are calibrated and inspected properly."Brawley's deputy, Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, does "whatever [he] can to avoid the scanner," since he is "concerned about the cumulative effect of the radiation":
In order for the Taxpayer to feel the pain, the Administration has recommended cutting Air Marshalls, rather than gropers, feelers, and hand rapist.
White House proposes 2.5% cut for TSA budget - USATODAY.com
travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/02/tsa-spending-obama-/627126/1
Feb 13, 2012 ... The Transportation Security Administration would be spending less on aviation security and air marshals in the next fiscal year, budget cuts that ...
To add insult to injury, we have been paying more, with much less pleasure, in what looks like a 40 Billion dollar budget.
You May Have To Pay More To Be Groped And Scanned By The ...
www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/05/23/you-may-have-to-pay-more-to-be-...
5/23/2012 @ 12:55PM |1,464 views. You May Have To Pay More To Be ... The TSA annual budget is 40 billion USD. The NASA annual budget is 19 billion USD