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John Ensign: It doesn't make any sense to me that somebody would have to go through secondary screening to get into the country, but…

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
It doesn't make any sense to me that somebody would have to go through secondary screening to get into the country, but they didn't have to go through secondary screening to get on an airplane.
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John Ensign

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Ensign questions the inconsistency in security screening policies for entry and air travel.

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