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On the recordJuly 28, 2014
Indeed, in 2012, the platform adopted during the Republican National Convention called for the private sector to take over airport screening wherever feasible.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson highlights the Republican push for privatizing airport screening since 2012.

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