WATCH: TSA administrator McNeill questioned on potential for agency’s privatization
May 20, 2025
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as posted by the channelRep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, asked acting TSA administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill about reported efforts for the agency to privatize, something recommended by the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Privatization has always been part of the agency’s conceptualization, McNeill said, adding “nothing is off the table.”
“It's not an all or nothing game. There could be airports that choose to privatize, and others that do not. I think that airport choice is really important as part of this as well,” she said.
McNeill testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Tuesday. In March, President Donald Trump’s administration moved to eliminate the TSA workforce’s collective bargaining rights, prompting some Democratic representatives to introduce legislation with Republican support in the House to enshrine those rights. Weeks later, Republican Senators Mike Lee of Utah and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama introduced the Abolish the TSA Act, which would dismantle the agency.
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