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Barbara Boxer: What happened at that time was this threat had been rising and the administration took action since the time of the…

On the recordApril 3, 2003
What happened at that time was this threat had been rising and the administration took action since the time of the study that said to all the big airports around the country, national guardsmen will protect against this threat. Chairman Mica changed his mind after those hearings and I became more concerned. That is the reason why I drafted this to be both a study and a deployment on just a couple of planes.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing security measures at airports in response to rising threats.

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