TSA official warns some airports may have to close if shutdown continues: ‘Not hyperbole’

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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A senior Transportation Security Administration official is urging Senate Democrats to stop playing “political games” with security officers’ paychecks, warning that some airports may have to close if the call-out rate rises as the partial government shutdown continues. “It’s not hyperbole to suggest that we may have to quite literally shut down airports, particularly smaller […]

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A senior Transportation Security Administration official is urging Senate Democrats to stop playing “political games” with security officers’ paychecks, warning that some airports may have to close if the call-out rate rises as the partial government shutdown continues. “It’s not hyperbole to suggest that we may have to quite literally shut down airports, particularly smaller […]