(Source: Mark Kirk) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2016, passing the Senate today in a broad, bipartisan 89-4 vote. In the wake of recent airport terrorist attacks abroad, the FAA Reauthorization provides critical security reforms, safety-related provisions and consumer protections. A Kirk priority, the bill optimizes Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) screening checkpoints by requiring the use of canine explosive detection teams and requires TSA to ensure that all trained screening personnel, including...
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