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Article: SEN. SCHUMER BLASTS TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FOR SCREENER CUTS AT STEWART AIRPORT DESPITE NEW SERVICE BOOM

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January 4, 2007
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The office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., issued the following press release:

Sen. Charles E. Schumer today called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to immediately beef up the number of screeners Stewart Airport to accommodate increased demand from new JetBlue and AirTran service. Because of a shortage of screeners, airport officials are concerned that screening personnel levels will not be enough to accommodate the new the flights. Despite growth at the airport, the number of full-time equivalent Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) has been whittled from 46 in 2002, to 24 today. Staffing levels have been maintained at the previous level of 30 TSO's only through ...

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