"At TSA, part of DHS, about 59,000 of the agency's 62,000+ employees are considered essential and would continue working without pay in the event of a shutdown," Pekoske said in a post on X. This emphasizes that while most TSA personnel will be working, traveler experience could be affected.
"However, the ghost of shutdowns past tells us the longer it lasts, the higher the likelihood we see disruption," she said. This highlights concerns about past shutdown impacts on travel, particularly flaws in the system as the strain on TSA and air traffic controllers increases.
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