"We will certainly encourage Judge Chertoff to point Homeland
Security at the areas where there are truly significant threats to
Americans, because tonight, with the Washington ADIZ closed for the
State of the Union address, and TFRs popping up across the nation
the rest of the week for the President's travels, general aviation
feels like it remains in the spotlight. And we have demonstrated
over and over that our small, slow aircraft aren't the real
threats."
Source: AOPA President Phil Boyer, speaking
earlier this week on the nomination of Federal Appeals Court Judge
Michael Chertoff to replace Tom Ridge as Secretary of Homeland
Security. Chertoff could be confirmed by the Senate as early as
Monday.
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