"Since the shutdown began, nearly 500 transportation security officers have left their positions and thousands more have begun to call out sick at record rates due to lack of pay. As a result, security wait times at some airports have reached untenable lengths of three or more hours."
"The increased wait times, combined with declining morale among TSA staff, unacceptably heightened the risk of security vulnerabilities within our domestic travel system and have negatively impacted countless Americans."
"We also don't know the level of sort of certainty that this executive order is going to bridge that gap and actually result in paychecks, or how soon that could happen."
President Trump signed an executive order to ensure TSA agents receive current and back pay amid the government shutdown. The GOP-led House rejected a Senate measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE and Border Patrol. Nearly 500 TSA officers have left their jobs, and many are calling in sick due to unpaid wages, leading to long security wait times at airports. The effectiveness of the executive order in providing timely paychecks remains uncertain, and Republican leadership faces pressure to resolve the funding issue.
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