Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson
William Asa Hutchinson, Jr.is an American politician who has been the 46th Governor of Arkansas since 2015. Previously he was U.S. Attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Congressman from the Third District of Arkansas, Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationand the first Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, Hutchinson was the Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas and lost to Democrat Mike Beebe, the outgoing state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth3 December 1950
CountryUnited States of America
If it meets our expectation and is a benefit to the passenger as we expect, we hope we'll be able to proceed,
there are targeted flights, special flights of concern, that are particularly covered. And we're trying to make sure, through additional resources, that we really increase the number of flights that are covered.
My purpose is to applaud them for generating ideas in a course of a campaign. I wouldn't say I agree with 100 percent of the ideas reflected here, even though a number of those are ideas I have talked about.
Anytime we can have the domestic policy adviser to the president of the United States, we have to take advantage of it. It's important for us to make Arkansas' case to a key person in the administration.
That's a misguided way to approach it, since a lottery would exploit the very people this proposal is designed to help.
I have reservations, and so do the Congress and the people.
I want to take my experience and bring it to Arkansas.
In some cases, it's necessary based upon that (intelligence) to cancel that flight,
Certainly, the White House defense team, which are terrific advocates for the president, quality lawyers, will make an outstanding defense this week, and I'm sure that no decision will be made until after that,
He's a man of great courage, integrity and patriotism, and a good friend.
I can certainly say that it was never a consideration in raising the threat level because that's what I was personally involved in. As to whether someone else spoke in terms of trying to get a different reaction, you know, it's a large federal government. But I know in every circumstance, whether it's Justice Department or Homeland Security or the White House, politics was never a consideration from the President on down.
In Washington, I'd say the words 'coon supper' and all I'd get is a bunch of blank stares. You have to be from Arkansas to really understand this.
In the '98 cycle the Democrats raised 50 percent of all their money through soft money. We only raised 40 percent of our money through soft money.
The City of Chicago has invested in enhanced cameras and surveillance equipment around the city, particularly at the airports and train stations.