Cruz proposal for lawmakers facing threats to get special airport security escorts is blocked

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Cruz proposal for lawmakers facing threats to get special airport security escorts is blocked

A proposal to allow lawmakers and judges facing credible threats to get special security escorts at airports was kept out of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization because of an objection from Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.), the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The provision, […]