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On the recordMarch 23, 2010
You would oversee, if confirmed, General Harding, an agency of 50,000 employees, approximately, with an $8 billion annual budget and, of course, a very important mission, which is to protect the safety of passengers and cargo traveling by air, rail, or road.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman outlines the responsibilities and scale of the TSA.

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