The shutdown, which began when lawmakers in the Senate failed to reach an agreement to fund DHS, has led TSA agents to call out or quit en mass as they’ve gone without paychecks for weeks. More than 400 TSA agents across the country have quit since the shutdown began.
In a separate interview Sunday on ABC, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pinned long TSA lines on Democrats.
“Democrats want to see long lines at airports as leverage,” Duffy said.
The secretary added that he expects to see more TSA agents quit this week.
“I think you’re going to see more TSA agents as we come to Thursday, Friday, Saturday of next week, they’re going to quit or they’re not going to show up,” Duffy said. “I do think it’s going to get much worse, and as it gets worse, I think that puts pressure on the Congress to come to a resolution.”
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