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Richard Blumenthal: “Isn't the vast majority of the dollars that passengers pay going into security and only a small proportion going to…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
Isn't the vast majority of the dollars that passengers pay going into security and only a small proportion going to deficit reduction?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal questions the allocation of passenger fees towards security versus deficit reduction.

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