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ATTACK JUNE 25, 1996 DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA A massive truck bomb at the Khobar Towers apartment compound, where hundreds of U.S. Air Force personnel were stationed, killed 19 U.S. airmen and wounded hundreds more...
...original Senate debate was a model of bipartisan compromise in response to Sept. 11, an effective step to place national security above political bickering. We applaud the Senate’s unanimous approach in recognizing the importance of having federal personnel at airports to protect air passengers and all Americans...
...House bill would also take a number of steps to provide federal oversight for airport security. However, the bill rejects the Senate plan to have all security workers be federal personnel and was approved after the Senate version, backed mostly by Democrats and moderate Republicans, was narrowly defeated in the House...
However, there is no reason to want Americans’ safety to be ‘flexible.’ Airport security personnel who were federal employees would undergo a universal screening process and would be expected to work as highly trained professionals. Having higher-paid federal workers instead of outsourced personnel will attract more qualified individuals to guard our airports, and we would rather pay the extra cost than have the safety of all Americans protected by the lowest bidder...
...thanked his supporters, Davis-Mullen, and the city of Boston. He also mentioned the tragedies of Sept. 11 and offered his prayers to the members of the armed services overseas. He also commended the emergency service personnel of Boston...