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Frank Lautenberg: The outcome is one we see that says perhaps we ought to put the security of the FAA out to the cheapest bidder. I am…

On the recordJune 12, 2003
The outcome is one we see that says perhaps we ought to put the security of the FAA out to the cheapest bidder. I am aware that is where it comes out. And can the distinguished Senator from Wyoming explain why it is we took this very comfortable, privately managed sector of our aviation system, the baggage screeners, and brought them into Government at three times the wage they were working? There are 33,000 or 28,000 of those people.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the decision to bring baggage screeners into government employment during a Senate debate.

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