Richard Blumenthal said "Isn't the vast majority of the dollars that passengers pay going into security and only a small proportion going to deficit reduction?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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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Democratic · Connecticut

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

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