Editorial | Stop paying Congress members until TSA agents are paid | amNewYork

"TSA agents are still checking bags, waving electronic wands over people, and dealing with surly passengers who have waited on hours-long lines to go through the necessary yet maddening rigmarole all in the name of making sure everyone has a safe flight."

"More TSA agents are calling out sick of late because they have not been paid for weeks due to the ongoing funding shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency's parent bureau."

"Congressional Democrats do not want to fund DHS without major reforms to ICE, a DHS division that has lost the plot in fulfilling its mission and has instead torn apart immigrant families, terrorized communities, and disregarded all constitutional rights."

"All the powers that be in the White House and on Capitol Hill don't have to deal with long lines at the airport."

TSA workers at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark-Liberty Airports have been working without pay for over 87 days due to a funding shutdown. Many agents are calling out sick, but those who remain are committed to ensuring passenger safety. The shutdown stems from disagreements between Congressional Democrats and President Trump over funding the Department of Homeland Security and necessary reforms to ICE. The situation highlights the disconnect between decision-makers and the frontline workers who face the consequences of the funding crisis.

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