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Kristi Noem: “Ending the shoes off policy will decrease our passenger wait…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Kristi Noem Announces TSA Initiatives for Military and Families at Nashville International Airport

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

Just last week we made a big announcement that I think a lot of folks were really excited about was that we put on pause the taking off of your shoes at our security checkpoints. Ending the shoes off policy will decrease our passenger wait times through our security checkpoints. and it'll make sure that it is a more pleasant and efficient process for everybody. Finally, as someone who is a mother and a grandmother, I recognize that traveling with little kiddos at times can be difficult or at least cumbersome and time consuming. (04:03–04:10)

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Asserts that ending the shoes-off policy will reduce passenger wait times at security checkpoints.

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