. >> reporter: when a tsa agent performs an intense hands on patdown of mike johan's body, the kind of a feeling he won't soon forget. >> the patdown is intrusive. there's no getting around. it. >> reporter: but while mike johan is a frequent flyer, he is also a united states senator from nebraska who just happens to sit on the very committee that oversees the tsa. >> does that worry you where maybe we're at a point here that this is not a vocal minority that, people just think you've overstepped? >> reporter: the senator says the problem is since tsa rolled out its new body scanners that see through clothes, it's told passengers that either get scanned or patted down -- they'd either get scanned or patted down. he got both. >> it was not explained why myself as a senator or why any citizen would have to go through both and interestingly enough, i got some phone calls yesterday from people saying i had to do both. >> reporter: in the meantime passenger protests have now sprung up calling the searches too intrusive. it's a situation of tsa's own making says the of the agency's lack of e

the tsa met with -- with hands- on pat down of mike johan's body, the kind of feeling he won't forget. >> the pat down is intrusive. there is no getting around it. >> reporter: while he is a frequent flyer, he happens to sit on the committee of the tsa. >> you think you overstepd? >> reporter: the problem is since tsa rolled out the new body scanners seeing through clothes, it'sel to passengers that get scanned or patted -- it's told passengers to get scanned or patted down and he got both. >> it's not is explained to myself as to why any citizens would have to go through both. interestingly enough, i got phone calls yesterday from people saying well, i had to do both. >> reporter: in the meantime, passenger protests have sprung up cintrusive, a situation of t own making said the senator, because of the agency's lack of explanation. >> and that is not going to be sufficient for them to say this is the way we're doing it now. you have to explain this. this is intrusive. >> reporter: it's a debate over privacy versus security. some -- >> i don't think they should be testing us. >> you h

there is no getting around it. >> reporter: while mike johan is a frequent flyer, he is also a senator from nebraska. >> does that worry you that maybe we are at a point where this is not a vocal minority, that people just think you overstepped. >> reporter: he says the problem is since tsa rolled out out body staners, it has told passengers to either get scanned or patted down. >> it was not explained why myself as a senator or why any citizen would have to go through both. interestingly enough, i got some phone calls yesterday from people saying, well, i had to do both. >> reporter: in the meantime, passenger protests have now sprung up calling the searches too intrusive. ments a situation of tsa's own making says the senator because of the agency's lack of explanation. >> it is not going to be sufficient for them to say this is the way we're doing it now. i think they have to explain this. this is intrusive. >> reporter: it is a debate over privacy versus security. while some flyers told us tsa should find another way to screen people. >> i don't think they should be touching us. >>