“a reckless act”
“Allowing a potentially catastrophic security deficiency to remain in place for seven months and counting betrays TSA's mission”
“Such inaction violates Federal law, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance and DHS's own directives”
“a willingness to gamble the American people's security”
“a stunning failure of leadership”
“outrageous, unacceptable and dangerous to the flying public”

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On the recordJanuary 22, 2004
As a matter of law, there could not be a blanket suspension.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Senator Specter asserts the legal impossibility of a blanket suspension.

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