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SALISBURY — County leaders pitched their vision of the Rowan County Airport to two congressmen and a slew of state delegates Wednesday.
U.S. Reps. Richard Hudson and Virginia Foxx toured the airport as a part of Hudson’s transportation jobs tour. They were joined by N.C. Reps. Harry Warren and Carl Ford, and Sens. Gene McLaurin and Andrew Brock.
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8th, spoke at the monthly meeting of the Davidson County Tea Party at Tricia's Catering on Thursday to urge Republicans to spread the conservative message.
He said it was imperative for Republicans to take back control of the United States Senate and the best way to do that it to make people aware of the issues.
Television news segments this week have embarrassed the Transportation Security Administration with images of airport screeners sleeping on the job or stealing iPads left by passengers in bins at metal detectors.
On Wednesday, agency officials pushed back, telling skeptical House members that, on the whole, TSA’s workforce of 56,000 does a good job and that tough disciplinary procedures against “knuckleheads” are in place.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The TSA security line, often the most dreaded part of traveling by air, that shoeless and beltless shuffle through metal detectors, all in the name of air safety.
Wednesday’s Congressional hearing focused on the security concerns posed not by travelers, but by the officers themselves.
Out of the 56,000 personnel that ensure security at about 450 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulated airports nationwide, from fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the annual number of misconduct cases by employees increased from 2,691 to 3,408 -- slightly more than 5 percent, according to a congressional audit report released Tuesday. Approximately 9,600 cases of employee misconduct were investigated and adjudicated.