Richard Blumenthal actually said...

The only reason it hasn't been adopted is that the airlines are making money from it, a lot of money.

Blumenthal criticizes airlines for profiting from bag fees despite their negative impact.

06/20/2017

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Just because we have the ability to collect huge amounts of data does not mean that we should be doing it.

Transparency and openness at this time in particular I think is essential to the role you will be undertaking.

I remain concerned that we have not yet struck the right balance between the intelligence-gathering needs of the FBI and the privacy rights ...

the science is, in fact, progressing.