Article: SEN. SCHUMER ANNOUNCES: AS STEWART AIRPORT RIDERSHIP SOARS, AIRPORT TO RECEIVE MAJOR SPIKE IN SCREENERS TO REDUCE CRIPPLING PASSENGER LINES

The office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., issued the following news release:

Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Stewart Airport will receive a major spike in screener personnel with the addition of nearly six new screeners. The airport, which has seen its ridership explode over the past year, has been chronically understaffed with screeners, leading to longer security lines and current screeners being overwhelmed by the influx of passengers and baggage coming through the airport.

Schumer, who has repeatedly called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase the number of screeners at the airport and, in one case, successfully rolled back proposed ...

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