Moskowitz quips that Bin Laden supports Lee's bill to abolish the TSA

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

03/30/25 8:23 PM ET


Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) knocked Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) bill to abolish the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), suggesting only terrorists would support it. Lee reposted a Fox News article about his legislation and asked, in a post on the social platform X, “Who supports my bill to abolish TSA?”

“Bin Laden,” Moskowitz responded, referring to the infamous al Qaeda founder, Osama bin Laden, who masterminded the attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. Bin Laden was tracked down and killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in May 2011.

Lee, along with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), unveiled last week the “Abolish TSA Act of 2025,” which would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary “to expeditiously eliminate or transfer all authorities, enforcement functions, and programs of the Administration.” It would also require the DHS secretary “to privatize all commercial airport security to increase cost-efficiency and security.”

The TSA was created in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks “to oversee security in all modes of transportation.” It comprises nearly 65,000 employees, who screen more than 2 million passengers each day at nearly 440 airports across the country, according to its website.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5222804-moskowitz-quips-that-bin-laden-supports-lees-bill-to-abolish-the-tsa/

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1. Interesting

It sounds as if Lee and Tuberville may have invested in private security...

[SKKY]

3. My thoughts exactly...

...Follow the money.

[gab13by13]

2. I went to the NCAA wrestling championships

It is a 3 day event. The first 2 days event security screened everyone coming into the arena.

The last session, the one where Krasvov was coming was filled with enormous security. Guess what, they brought in metal detectors that were manned by TSA people, not by arena security. TSA manned the wands after the metal detectors.

TSA people were needed to secure Krasnov's safety but I guess they aren't needed for the rest of us?

[UpInArms]

4. "to privatize all commercial airport security to increase cost-efficiency and security."

There it is …

Just another transfer of wealth ….

Maybe Erik Prince will get the job … or whatever Blackwater calls itself today.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. In other words

DHS, WHICH WAS CREATED BY REPUBLICANS, should have never been created in the first place.

It became the poster child of what the GOP keeps bleating about - "government bloat".

It is a Frankenstein monster that was stitched together by cannibalizing agencies from MULTIPLE departments (all while people like Erik Prince and Cheney's Halburton, were making $$$$).

H.R.5005 - Homeland Security Act of 2002

[sinkingfeeling]

6. "Privatize It All", the Billionaire's Party favorite way of governing.

[IronLionZion]

7. Privatize everything

because a profit motive for abuse has worked so well for private prisons.

[Simeon Salus]

8. Seriously, Bin Laden must be sitting with his 70 virgins and looking down on all this malicious chaos with delight

His attacks (on the GOP's watch) made all this surveillance stuff possible.

No arguments about the boondoggle we call DHS.

Looting the government is their method.

[HoldenTheDemocrat]

9. Lee's Reckless TSA Abolition Bill: A Gift to Terrorists, Plain and Simple

Folks, Congressman Moskowitz hit the nail squarely on the head. Senator Mike Lee's absurd bill to abolish the TSA is so dangerously misguided that it's difficult to find the words. Suggesting that only terrorists would support such a measure isn't hyperbole; it's a stark statement of fact.

Let's remember why the TSA exists in the first place. The horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, were a direct result of vulnerabilities in our aviation security. Nearly 3,000 innocent people were murdered. The TSA was created in direct response to this tragedy to ensure the safety of air travel and prevent future attacks.

Since its inception, the TSA has been instrumental in preventing numerous threats to our aviation system. According to the TSA itself, its officers screen over 2 million passengers every day at nearly 440 airports nationwide. They have stopped countless prohibited items, including firearms and explosives, from being brought onto aircraft. Just last year, in 2024, TSA officers nationwide discovered a record 6,737 firearms at airport security checkpoints. This is a tangible demonstration of the threats that still exist and the critical role the TSA plays in mitigating them.

Lee's proposal to "privatize all commercial airport security to increase cost-efficiency and security" is laughably naive and demonstrably false. Security is not something we can afford to cut corners on for the sake of a few dollars. Privatization would lead to a fragmented and potentially less accountable system, creating new vulnerabilities that our enemies would undoubtedly exploit. The primary focus of private companies is profit, not necessarily the highest level of security.

Furthermore, the idea that abolishing a federal agency with nearly 65,000 trained security professionals would somehow increase security is utterly nonsensical. This isn't about cost-efficiency; it's about dismantling a critical layer of defense that protects American lives.

Senator Lee and his ilk are playing a dangerous game. Their ideological obsession with shrinking government is blinding them to the very real threats we face. We cannot afford to go back to a pre-9/11 world where airport security was a patchwork of inconsistent and easily exploitable systems.

We must stand firm against this reckless legislation and make it clear that the safety and security of the American people are non-negotiable. Abolishing the TSA is not just a bad idea; it's a direct threat to our national security and a slap in the face to the victims of terrorism. We will not let them endanger our skies.