On the recordJanuary 14, 2019
As I entered Bush Intercontinental Airport today, terminal B was shut down, shut down because, of course, we do not have enough TSA officers, as the terminals were shut down in Miami. I understand the circumstances and the difficulties of these working people in this crisis of no paycheck and no opportunity to pay their bills. At the same time, a headline in our local newspaper, ``Coast Guard families left `in a fog,' ''--families who have little babies with medical conditions, who cannot pay their bills. The reason, of course, is the Coast Guard comes under Homeland Security. And a President who has the audacity to say they can adjust, let them adjust, where is the heart? Where is the recognition that we are jeopardizing our skies with air traffic controllers who are overworked and working overtime with no pay, TSA officers? I came home on Friday and gathered with those. What about a Federal employee couple who has indicated that they have no ability to pay their bills and are taking money from their son's scholarship fund? Mr. President, open the government. Finally, let me say to Mr. King, it is shameful, your words, and I would offer that I join all of my colleagues in seeking censure. ____________________
