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Eugene

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Fri Dec 22, 2017, 02:20 PM Dec 2017

Yes, TSA is still getting confused by 'District of Columbia' driver's licenses [View all]

Source: Washington Post

Yes, TSA is still getting confused by ‘District of Columbia’ driver’s licenses

By Martine Powers December 22 at 8:28 AM

Just in time for the peak holiday travel season, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) is issuing a not-so-friendly reminder to Transportation Security Administration officers.

Yes, the District of Columbia is a real place. Yes, it’s in the United States. And yes, D.C. residents can use their D.C. driver’s licenses to travel through airport security.

In a letter sent to TSA Administrator David Pekoske this week, Norton said she was dismayed to learn that D.C. residents are still encountering problems at airport security using their licenses to board domestic flights.

She described the latest episode as “humiliating.”

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/12/22/yes-tsa-is-still-getting-confused-by-district-of-columbia-drivers-licenses/
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