[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       LAME DUCK SESSION SHOULD INCLUDE AIRLINE SECURITY MEASURES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the top priority of 
Congress for this lame duck session should be extending the tax cuts 
for all Americans in order to create jobs and get people back to work. 
Once this important matter is completed, I strongly encourage Congress 
to consider ways to protect the privacy of airline passengers while 
keeping air travel safe and secure.
  Air travelers across America have come to expect a certain level of 
discomfort and anxiety when they fly; and for the most part, these 
American travelers are good sports and team players in the name of 
tight security. Recently, though, the patience and privacy of these 
travelers has been tested at a whole new level with full body scans. 
These intrusive scans are one such screening method that Congress 
should examine this year. I support the Aircraft Passenger Whole-Body 
Imaging Limitations Act, authored by Congressman Jason Chaffetz of 
Utah, to make sure the images lifted from scanners are not stored, 
transferred, or shared.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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