TSA officers to be paid as early as Monday, Homan says

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Homan said he has spoken with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Saturday and that he understands workers’ frustration as the partial government shutdown enters its 44th day.

“I talked to Secretary Markwayne Mullin yesterday. There is a plan to get these TSA agents paid, hopefully, tomorrow or Tuesday,” Homan said. “Your heart goes out to them because they are sitting there right now working very hard and not being paid, while members of Congress now are on vacation and getting paid.”

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Homan’s remark follows an emergency directive from Trump ordering the Department of Homeland Security to use available funds to pay roughly 50,000 TSA workers who have missed multiple paychecks since the shutdown began in mid-February. 

The lapse in pay has strained airport operations nationwide, creating long security lines as hundreds of officers