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On the recordMay 16, 2016
If the Obama administration is looking to authorize--and I understood it to be 10 LPDs, or last points of departure, airports in Cuba; there is some discussion about whether it may be 7 or 6.
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John Ratcliffe
Republican · Texas

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Ratcliffe questions the Obama administration's plans for airport security in Cuba.

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