
Republicans look to abolish TSA in favor of private security at airports
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Two GOP senators want to abolish the TSA in favor of privatizing airport security, pointing to warrantless searches as part of their concerns.
"The TSA has not only intruded into the privacy and personal space of most Americans, it has also repeatedly failed tests to find weapons and explosives. Our bill privatizes security functions at American airports under the eye of an Office of Aviation Security Oversight, bringing this bureaucratic behemoth to a welcome end. American families can travel safely without feeling the hands of an army of federal employees," Lee told Fox News Digital in a statement. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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The measure would officially abolish the TSA three years after being enacted into law, which the senators believe would provide time for security needs to be privatized.