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Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Alison McSherry

Posted March 4, 2011 at 4:43pm

“Went through TSA airport security screening tonight with Ron Paul. I managed to earn an extensive pat-down after refusing whole body imaging.”

— Rep. Jason Chaffetz in a Thursday tweet. The Utah Republican has long been a vocal opponent of full-body security scanners.

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