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Trump Plans to Pay Unpaid TSA Agents
Trump said he will sign an order to pay TSA agents. TSA agents are airport security workers.
They have worked without pay for 41 days. A partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security caused this.
Nearly 500 TSA agents have quit during the shutdown. About 11% of TSA officers are not showing up daily.
Long lines are forming at airport security checkpoints. The Senate is stalled on a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Klear Note — Government shutdowns happen when Congress can't agree on spending. TSA agents screen passengers at airports for safety. Without pay, workers often quit or skip shifts.
Key Terms 4
- TSA
- Transportation Security Administration; workers who check passengers at airports
- executive order
- a direct instruction from the president that becomes law
- partial shutdown
- when part of the government stops working due to no funding
- Department of Homeland Security
- US agency that oversees border, airport, and national safety