Thursday, February 19, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 13, 2004
1:19 PM
CONTACT: U.S. Representative Kucinich
Doug Gordon (202) 225-5871

Kucinich and 21 Members Of Congress Call On TSA To Suspend CAPPS II


WASHINGTON - February 13 - A bipartisan group of twenty-two Members of Congress, led by Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), today, sent a letter to the Acting Administrator of the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) raising serious concerns over the Administration's proposed Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II (CAPPS II).

According to the Administration, CAPPS II is intended to provide a more thorough approach to screening passengers, thereby increasing aviation security. Yet, both Congress and the General Accounting Office (GAO) have raised serious concerns about the program's infringement on civil liberties...(Full Story)

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