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On the recordJune 16, 2010
If confirmed, you are going to be responsible for leading a workforce, I think, of over 50,000 security officers, inspectors, and air marshals whose job it is to protect our Nation's transportation systems from criminal and terrorism threats.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the responsibility of leading a large security workforce.

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