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On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
Well, if they couldn't pick up a 15-year-old boy or a 16-year-old boy, how are they going to pick up an explosive?
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Bill Keating
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Keating questions the effectiveness of current security measures at airports.

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