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AOPA: Congress Learning About Opposition to 'Pilot Insecurity' Rule

More members of Congress are learning about AOPA's opposition to TSA's "pilot insecurity" rule, following publication of a story in CQ Today (Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor), which is highly influential on Capitol Hill.

In a story headlined "Young and Loy clash over TSA's power to ground pilots," CQ reporter Peter Cohn writes that House Transportation Chairman Don Young (R-Alaska, pictured right) thinks TSA "went too far when it gave itself the power to declare any pilot a security risk and revoke said pilot's license without disclosing the evidence."

AOPA President Phil Boyer had told Chairman Young about the rule Tuesday. CQ reports Young has called TSA chief Adm. James M. Loy to express his concerns. And Young threatens to raise the issue in upcoming legislation to continue FAA operations.

The article quotes Boyer saying, "We cannot, we will not, give up our basic rights to protect us from some vague and secret 'threat.'"

FMI: www.aopa.org, http://www.cq.com

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