On the recordJanuary 4, 2010
There's a question mark where the head of the TSA should be. Senator -- Senate Republican Jim DeMint of South Carolina holding up confirmation of the nominee, Erroll Southers, for months.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “There's a question mark where the head of the TSA should be. Senator -- Senate Republican Jim DeMint of South Carolina…”
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President Obama highlights the delay in confirming the TSA nominee due to political opposition.
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