U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s proposal to let members of Congress circumvent pesky airport checkpoints and get private screenings while traveling by air has been grounded by a fellow lawmaker, The Hill reports. Mississippi U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, issued an objection dropping Cruz’s measure from the current Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, The Hill reports, citing people familiar with the negotiations. Cruz, a Texas Republican, drew up a proposal that would establish special, hidden-from-view security screenings for federal lawmakers, judges and cabinet members who could show they faced “credible threats.”