TSA Nominee Should Not be Confirmed
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
issued a statement this afternoon regarding Erroll Southers, President Obama's nominee to head the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). Mr. Southers has refused to say whether he will
unionize the 50,000 airport security screeners and the
Washington Post now reports that he misled Congress about accessing confidential records.
"Erroll Southers has not been forthcoming about whether he'll give union bosses control of our airport security, which is one of the most important decisions he'll make as head of the TSA. Mr. Southers' unwillingness to form a position on collective bargaining seriously calls into question his judgment, because it weakens security and has already been rejected by the CIA, the FBI, the Secret Service, the Coast Guard, and by every previous TSA administrator."
And now we learn that he misled Congress in sworn testimony about accessing confidential records. The TSA is one of the most critical security agencies in the War on Terror, and the Senate must carefully vet this nominee. If Mr. Southers is unwilling to put security ahead of politics and if he can't tell the truth, then he's not qualified and should not be confirmed."
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