Please tell your congressmen/women to not support the DHS's request for a passenger pre-screening facility in Abu Dhabi.

Below is a letter I sent to Hon. Mr Schweikert, you may go to The United States House of Representatives · House.gov to contact your representative.

Thank you,
-------------------------------
Sir,

Please do not include an approval by the Department of Homeland Security of an airline security pre-clearance facility in Abu Dhabi in the omnibus appropriations bill that is coming up.

-No US airline currently flies between the US and Abu Dhabi.
-This pre-check facility is located in a region hostile to the US and it’s citizens.
-This presents an unfair competitive advantage for foreign airlines against US airlines.
-There is no benefit to US national security.

For these economic and security reasons, I implore you to disallow the approval of an airline security pre-clearance facility in Abu Dhabi.

Thank you,

 

Marco Rubio told me basically he doesn't GAS.

 

T,

If you would, please repost Rubio's response to you here for the benefit of the people who don't read the L&G thread. It deserves a wider audience.

 

Hostile to the U.S. and it's citizens? Ya, we just took the kids to the zoo their a couple days ago. And went to the golf tournament this week. Phil and Rory were under heavy fire.

 

Ten characters.

 

If ALPA is for it, then I am against it. They are a group that has been hostile to me.

 

Why do we need a facility in ABu Dabhi???? Just a couple of middle eastern airlines flights a day. Why not London or Paris or Amsterdam or Tokyo? The whole thing reeks of MONEY

 

As T and I live in FL, we both got the same canned response from Marco Rubio, here it is:

Thank you for contacting me in regard to the proposed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facility at AbuDhabi International Airport (AUH). I appreciate hearing from you and would like to take this opportunity to address your concerns.
As you may know, in 2013 the Department of Homeland Security proposed a CBP preclearance facility at AUH in order to mitigate security threats by extending our zone of security and in collaboration with international partners, prohibit potential threats before they reach the United States. The U.S. has operated preclearance offices beyond our borders since 1952; today our government operates a total of 15 international facilities. Screening passengers abroad, rather than upon entry into the U.S. reduces the risk of attack by helping to keep dangerous people and goods off aircraft bound for our country.
In addition to keeping our country safe, any preclearance facility should also seek to reduce congestion at major airports in the U.S. and enhance our domestic aviation interests. I strongly support preclearance operations and the benefits they provide to facilitating travel into the U.S. However, the establishment of preclearance operations should not jeopardize jobs in the U.S. or provide a competitive advantage to foreign interests.
Although I am not a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee which allocates funding for CBP preclearance facilities, please know I will keep your concerns in mind should relevant legislation come before the full Senate. Thank you again for contacting me. It is an honor and a privilege to serve the people of Florida in the United States Senate.



Sincerely,

Marco Rubio
United States Senator

 

You can't be that stooopid!

 

BingfreakenO!