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@AskTSA DTW North Terminal gridlocked. #iHateTheWait pic.twitter.com/k77SeFwCbs

— James Montgomery (@michiganmonty1) May 9, 2016

And the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, tasked with running John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports, is threatening to privatize the process of screening passengers before boarding their flight, according to a document sent from the Port Authority to TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger.

“We can no longer tolerate the continuing inadequacy of the TSA passenger services,” the letter obtained by ABC News reads.

Well above than 2 million people pass through TSA checkpoints on a daily basis, Administrator Peter Neffenger told Congress on Thursday.

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