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Here is Ron Paul’s statement<\/a><\/strong> on HR 6416<\/p>\n

Introducing the American Traveler Dignity Act <\/strong>
\nMr. Speaker, today I introduce legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration employees conducting screenings at the nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is Ron Paul’s statement on HR 6416 Introducing the American Traveler Dignity Act Mr. Speaker, today I introduce legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration employees conducting screenings at the nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[22,659,7,656,673,45,668,37,35],"class_list":{"0":"post-2224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"tag-attention-deficit-democracy","8":"tag-dictatorship","10":"tag-freedom","12":"tag-ron-paul","14":"tag-transportation-security-admin"},"yoast_head":"\nTSA Busted: Ron Paul's Reform Legislation - James Bovard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/17\/tsa-busted-ron-pauls-reform-legislation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TSA Busted: Ron Paul's Reform Legislation - 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