Looming Shutdown Could Mean Airport Delays as TSA Agents Face Work Without Pay

Government

As Congress edges closer to Friday’s funding deadline that could shutter the Department of Homeland Security , lawmakers in both parties are warning that the consequences may be most acutely felt by those traveling. At a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, the acting head of the Transportation Security Administration offered a blunt reminder of what a protracted DHS shutdown would mean for air travel: most TSA officers would remain on the job, unpaid, protecting more than

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