It is wrong for the Government of the United States to force. with threat of exorbitant fines. State and local government to accept the responsibility for the safety and security of the national and international air transportation system. This is not a local or a State problem. it is not regional in character. it is a national problem and the United States must accept its responsibility just as it does for a national postal service or for the National Customs and Immigration Inspection Service. It would seem the administration is seeking to force this responsibility on someone else because ofk the financial costs involved. Within the last several days. the committee has learned that the Department of Transportation has told local airport operators who were unable to have local policemen in place on February 6 that they may "hire" the remaining Federal officers in the security program.
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