No cuts: Proposed bill could change skipping the security line at the airport

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos— A proposed California bill, SB 1372, would ban CLEAR and third-party expedited security services from expanding without the use of a dedicated lane.

Los Angeles Times—Tired of Clear travelers cutting the airport security line? A California lawmaker wants change. Tired of watching Clear customers get escorted to the front of the airport security line? California state Sen. Josh Newman sure is. Newman (D-Fullerton), who frequently travels between his Orange County district and Sacramento, said Clear's system of charging a premium for special access to a taxpayer-funded service has become a regular source of outrage. “Over time, you get kind of aware of the degree to which the Clear service has kind of an adverse effect on the people who don’t use it,"...

CNN—Clear lets people skip the line at the airport. California lawmakers want to change it. Clear is a service that lets people skip the security line at airports with nothing but a biometric scan and $189. Some California lawmakers want to make changes to it in the state, saying it separates travelers into haves and have-nots. California lawmakers voted 8-4 to move a bill out of the Senate Transportation Committee that would create a moratorium on Clear’s expansion at state airports. The bill has to be approved by the full California Senate and Assembly and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom...

San Antonio Current—Ted Cruz's proposal to let members of Congress skip airport security hits roadblock. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's proposal to let members of Congress circumvent pesky airport checkpoints and get private screenings while traveling by air has been grounded by a fellow lawmaker, The Hill reports. Mississippi U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, issued an objection dropping Cruz's measure from the current Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, The Hill reports, citing people familiar with the negotiations. Cruz, a...