President Trump has ordered Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to find funds to pay Transportation Security Administration workers while a partial shutdown of government operations continues due to bickering in Congress.
Mr. Trump said wait times at U.S. airports are unacceptable, as TSA workers quit or call out sick because they are not being paid.
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“These increased wait times, combined with declining morale among TSA staff, unacceptably heighten the risk of security vulnerabilities within our domestic travel system and has negatively impacted countless Americans,” Mr. Trump wrote in a memo on Friday.
It’s not clear how long the president’s action will take to have an impact on airport security lines. The Department of Homeland Security, writing on X, said the TSA “has immediately begun the process of paying its workforce” and officers should begin receiving checks on Monday.
The Senate early Friday passed a partial Department of Homeland Security funding
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