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The Hill on the Amtrak Bill Vote Delay

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As published by Keith Laing in The Hill.   Amtrak vote bumped by DHS bill The House has pushed back a vote on a nearly a nearly $8 billion funding bill for Amtrak that was scheduled for a final taplly on Tuesday. The measure, which provides Amtrak about $1.7 billion per year for the next four […]

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DHS Funding Bill Emblematic of a Larger Accountability Problem

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Instead of separating partisanship from governing and ensuring funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) doesn’t lapse, Speaker Boehner has decided the House will only vote on a short-term extension. This means that in three short weeks we can go through another manufactured, 11th hour crisis that could shut down the DHS, threaten the security […]

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Time to Give Transportation Security Officers the Job Security They Deserve

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Sometimes the smart thing to do and the right thing to do are one and the same.  That’s the case with providing full rights to America’s 45,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). The TSOs, employed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), keep travelers and personnel safe at airports across the country.  But unlike virtually all federal […]

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DHS Preclearance Center in Abu Dhabi Has to Go

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The decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to open a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance center at Abu Dhabi International Airport leaves many of us scratching our head. We don’t agree with the airlines on everything.  But on this issue we do and join them in fighting this wrongheaded policy that places […]

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Time to Reconsider Flawed TWIC Program

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WASHINGTON, DC—Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) President Edward Wytkind issues this statement regarding the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program, the subject of a hearing today by the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security: “It is time for Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to institute immediate and significant changes to the Transportation […]

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