The Senate Commerce Committee chaired by John D. (Jay) Rockefeller is weighing in on the current uproar over TSA's new more aggressive stance on whole-body scanners and enhanced pat-downs. The hearings didn't result in any breaking news, except that children under 12 will not be patted down if they do not go through the scanners. Few Senators asked Mr. Pistole, the head of TSA any difficult questions. Citizens were not heard from and their concerns were brushed aside.

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