Of course transportation is commerce. Any time the economy of a region grows improvement of transportation FOR that commerce is at the root of that growth. Transportation is part of commerce one of the most important parts.
As to “groping” that would not be allowed by any federal policy and is unlikely to have occurred in any case.
As for downsizing everyone is far that the only issue is what is to be downsized. Urkle would love to downsize our military. I’m not for that. I’m for downsizing the War on Poverty, Surrender.
BS! It has repeatedly been done by TSA. TSA inspectors and their managers have been shown to be arrogant SOB Idiots.