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Comment by David Pekoske

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Former TSA Administrator
eventually we will get to the point where we will require biometrics across the board because it is much more effective and much more efficient.
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AI Verified Yes. The provided Nextgov article contains this exact quotation and attributes it to TSA Administrator David Pekoske, stating he said it during a South by Southwest discussion in March 2023. A later Congressional Record entry independently reproduces the core line as: “Eventually we will get to the point [where] we will require biometrics across the board,” which corroborates the attribution and substance. ([nextgov.com](https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2024/01/tsa-uses-minimum-data-fine-tune-its-facial-recognition-some-experts-still-worry/393672/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Verified Quote by David Pekoske (then TSA Administrator) stating biometrics will eventually be required "across the board" because they are more effective and efficient. Source URL (nextgov.com) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed the quote verbatim across multiple outlets (PBS/AP, Nextgov, Biometric Update): Pekoske made this statement at the SXSW conference in April 2023. Quote is genuine and correctly attributed; year 2023 is accurate. Vote alignment: linked statement is "Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance"; Pekoske champions mandatory, pervasive biometric/facial-recognition screening, so an "against" vote on a ban of AI surveillance correctly reflects his pro-biometric position. Quote is relevant to the AI-surveillance dataset and was kept. Note: this is a 2023 quote; Pekoske is now former TSA Administrator and I could not find a clear recent (2025/26) quote of his specifically for/against banning AI mass surveillance to add alongside, so I kept the existing one. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 10d ago
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