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Jan 23, 2010 by News Gatherer
The incident did little to stop his accepted confirmation by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. But a day after the panel referred his nomination to the Senate, Southers told lawmakers that he twice conducted the database searches himself, downloaded confidential law enforcement records about the boyfriend and then passed the information on to the police administration employee.
I have decided, after deep absorption and in appointment with my family and friends to respectfully withdraw my name from consideration for confirmation as the Assistant Secretary for the TSA. I would like to acknowledge the President, Secretary Napolitano and all of the bodies at the Administration of Homeland Security who worked tirelessly to successfully move my nomination through two Senate committees during the past seven months. The TSA has important work to be done and I regret I will not be allotment of their success. It is clear that my nomination has become a lightning rod for those who have chosen to push a political agenda at the risk of the safety and security of the American people. I was extremely excited about the opportunity to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and fulfill Secretary Napolitano’s objective to develop it into the best organization of its kind in the world, however, it is apparent that this path has been blocked by political ideology. This partisan altitude is unacceptable and I refuse to allow myself to remain allotment of their dialogue.
Southers, but apparently, answering simple, direct questions about security and integrity were too much for this nominee," DeMint said in a statement. "I hope the president will quickly put forward a new nominee that is fully vetted and that will put the safety of the American bodies first.". "The Senate could have had an open and transparent debate this anniversary to approve Mr.
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