Political Quotes

“As we enter spring and schools across the Nation approach their spring breaks, millions of families will soon be traveling. They will be relying on our airports to travel to visit family, to go on vacation, but unfortunately, they will be met with longer lines because Washington Republicans refuse to pay our TSA agents. That is right--the Department of Homeland Security is currently without funding because Washington Republicans would rather see it shut down than pass commonsense--just commonsense--guardrails on ICE. In fact, every Senate Republican present voted just this past weekend against paying our TSA agents. As a result, the American people are paying the price. When TSA staffing levels drop because officers aren't getting paid, wait times at airport security checkpoints--well, they stretch longer and longer. This doesn't just inconvenience travelers; it undermines security and directly threatens jobs and businesses and livelihoods. The situation is so dire at our airports that the Trump administration is going to send untrained ICE agents to our airports--untrained ICE agents--to try to do the job of our highly trained TSA agents. That is why I rise yet again with a simple, practical proposal to pay hard-working TSA agents, pay them right now. They deserve it. If we cannot move forward with funding for the entire Department of Homeland Security, we should at least be able to come together on this.”