BLOCKED: Cruz Loses Bid For Airport Police Escorts

The Hill reports:

A proposal to allow lawmakers and judges facing credible threats to get special security escorts at airports was kept out of the FAA reauthorization because of an objection from Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.), the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee.

The provision, backed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), would have provided security escorts and special screenings for members of Congress, judges and Cabinet members who face what federal law enforcement experts determine to be real threats.

A staffer familiar with the negotiations said Thompson blocked the language from being added to the FAA reauthorization, after TSA lobbied against it.

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