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Congresspeople don’t get to skip security lines. The number of times I’ve seen senators and reps flying from DCA on Thursday night get annoyed because the pre c

Congresspeople don’t get to skip security lines. The number of times I’ve seen senators and reps flying from DCA on Thursday night get annoyed because the pre check is long and I blast past them in Clear is huge. My favorite was when it was Rep Sensenbrenner (R-WI), who notably pushed hard for the sort of security theater he was then complaining about. I was already two drinks in when he stormed into the SkyClub all miffed. And then I got to sit next to him on the plane! I doubt the man could see the irony.

dave78 4y ago
> Congresspeople don’t get to skip security lines. According to many reports, at least some do: https://traveltips.usatoday.com/exempt-tsa-screening-109841.html https://traveltips.usatoday.com/exempt-tsa-screening-109841.... https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40341995 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40341995 And in cases where they don't get to skip it, they definitely get preferential treatment: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-tsa-whitelist_n_5875388 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-tsa-whitelist_n_5875... Not to mention some who travel exclusively on private flights (military or otherwise).