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On the recordJanuary 31, 2009
TSA cannot verify that it has met the February, 2009 deadline, for screening 50 percent of cargo on passenger planes as required by law.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Markey highlights TSA's failure to meet cargo screening deadlines.

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