WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today announced a full committee hearing to review the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The TWIC program is a nationwide ID program intended to address security vulnerabilities within America’s ports by providing government security officials the ability to conduct background checks and verify the identity of transportation workers with access to secure port areas.
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Committee Members
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John Rockefeller
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Frank Lautenberg
Chairman
Opening Remarks
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John Mica
Testimony
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John S. Pistole
Administrator, Transportation Security AdministrationU.S. Department of Homeland Security -
Kevin Cook
Director, Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast GuardU.S. Department of Homeland Security -
Steve Lord