The Obama administration planned to expand that program by 10 new foreign airports, but it is unclear whether President Trump has a desire in growing this security program.
Bennie Thompson: “The Obama administration planned to expand that program by 10 new foreign airports, but it is unclear whether President…”
On the recordSeptember 25, 2017
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Thompson discusses uncertainty about expanding airport security programs under Trump.
Share
More from Bennie Thompson
Mar 26, 2026
There you have it. House Republicans have an hour to debate a nonbinding symbolic resolution but not even a few seconds to do the job that would actually pay our DHS workers. This is the Republican DHS shutdown.
Jun 18, 2025
This unlawful policy is a smokescreen to deny Member visits to ICE offices across the country, which are holding migrants – and sometimes even U.S. citizens – for days at a time.
Jul 3, 2025
At a time when DHS is rightly warning about an elevated threat environment from terrorists and cartels, we should be focused on plugging security gaps rather than senselessly creating new ones.





