Arlen Specter: “I voted against the DeMint amendment because it prohibited the Secretary from modifying the existing list of crimes…”

“I voted against the DeMint amendment because it prohibited the Secretary from modifying the existing list of crimes disqualifying someone from receiving a Transportation Worker Identification Credential when circumstances warrant a regulatory change. Sound public policy requires flexibility on such matters and Congress can rely on the Secretary, a Cabinet official, to exercise sound discretion. If the Secretary fails to do so, Congress can always intervene and change the law.”