Joni Ernst: “for 41 days, Democrats have kept the Department of Homeland Security shut down--41 days. This is on top of Chuck…”

“for 41 days, Democrats have kept the Department of Homeland Security shut down--41 days. This is on top of Chuck Schumer's 43-day shutdown last fall. Thanks to Senate Democrats, right now, 50,000 TSA agents have been working without pay since February 14. No wonder they are quitting: So far, 480 and counting. Democrats walked out on TSA. Because of them, it hasn't been a surprise that TSA agents have walked out of their jobs. An agent in Indiana hasn't seen a full paycheck since Valentine's Day. She is now doing her grocery shopping at a food pantry. One married couple who both work as TSA agents at the Orlando International Airport have two young children. When faced with no income coming in, the husband started working as a DoorDash driver in his spare time and is considering resigning from TSA. These are just a few of the hard-working folks whom this shutdown is hurting. My Democrat colleagues seem to forget that bills are due and expenses must be paid each month, regardless of the political games they want to play with government funding, all because Democrats wanted to create chaos under President Trump. It is sad, folks. They hate this President more than they love America and the men and women who protect our homeland. It is clear Democrat priorities have been all wrong.”