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Article: REP. HINCHEY CALLS ON HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY CHERTOFF TO REVERSE PROPOSED CUTS TO STEWART AIRPORT SECURITY PERSONNEL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 4, 2007
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Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y. (22nd CD), issued the following press release:
In response to a recently revealed Transportation Security Administration (TSA) proposal to cut the number of screening personnel for Stewart International Airport, Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today called on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to stop the proposal in its track and instead increase the number of screeners. Hinchey argued in a letter sent today to Chertoff that the proposed cuts were being made based on past data on the use of the airport and failed to take into account the fact that many more flights will be operating out of Stewart Airport with new Jet Blue and AirTran ...