FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Isakson, Chambliss Demand Explanation
Of Proposal to Cut Screening Jobs
At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta  

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) today called on the Transportation Security Administration to explain why it is considering cutting as many as 300 screeners from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

Isakson said: “These cuts would basically shut down the busiest airport in the U.S., and that would have a horrible domino effect on the rest of our airports around the country. Senator Chambliss and I are demanding some answers and I am hopeful we will convince TSA to rethink these cuts.”

Chambliss said: ““Hartsfield-Jackson is one of the busiest airports in the South, and is a vital airport for the South and the nation. The hard working TSA agents at Hartsfield-Jackson screen enormous numbers of passengers every day, and the number of passengers using Hartsfield-Jackson will only increase. Reducing the number of TSA agents at Hartsfield-Jackson will have a devastating effect on air travel, and Senator Isakson and I will make a strong case to TSA about this important issue.”

Please click here to view the letter from Isakson and Chambliss to Transportation Security Administration Assistant Secretary David Stone about the proposed cuts.

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