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July 24, 2008

Aviation Security

Witnesses testified about transportation programs to ensure air safety and security. Among the issues they addressed were procedures and equ… read more

Witnesses testified about transportation programs to ensure air safety and security. Among the issues they addressed were procedures and equipment used at airport security checkpoints, surveillance techniques employed by airport personnel, and the division of responsibility for airline security between airports, airline operators and the federal government. In his remarks Assistant Secretary Hawley blamed airline operators for incidents in which passengers were incorrectly identified as persons to the terrorism watch list. close

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Charles Barclay President American Association of Airport Executives
Cathleen A. Berrick Director Government Accountability Office->Homeland Security and Justice Issues

Steven Brill Founder and CEO Verified Identity Pass
Timothy Campbell Executive Director Maryland Aviation Administration
Edmund "Kip" S. Hawley Assistant Secretary Department of Homeland Security->Transportation Security Administration
John M. Meenan Executive V.P. and COO Air Transport Assn. of America
Ajay Mehra President OSI Systems->Rapiscan Systems
John Prater President Air Line Pilots Association, International
Howard Coble U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
Jerry Costello U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Charlie Dent U.S. Representative [R] Pennsylvania
Mary Fallin U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
John Hall U.S. Representative [D] New York
Robin Hayes U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
Steve Kagen M.D. U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin
John Mica U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Jerry Moran U.S. Representative [R] Kansas
Eleanor Holmes Norton Congressional Delegate [D] District of Columbia
James L. Oberstar U.S. Representative [D] Minnesota
Tom Petri U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
Ted Poe U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Laura Richardson U.S. Representative [D] California

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Program ID:: 206540-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jul 24, 2008 | 11:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jul 28, 2008 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Jul 24, 2008 | 11:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 25, 2008 | 3:40am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jul 25, 2008 | 12:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jul 28, 2008 | 10:03am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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