Trump orders TSA workers be paid
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The partial government shutdown that began in mid-February compounded ongoing staffing shortages, rising jet fuel costs, and consumer anxiety.
President Trump on Friday directed the Homeland Security Department to pay thousands of airport security officers.
The Senate agreed early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to end a standoff in Congress that led to massive lines at many airports.
Airports across the nation, including in Atlanta, are facing long security lines due to the plight of Transportation Security Administration officers.
It almost looked like Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers were going to get paid when the Senate voted early Friday morning to restore funding to most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (1).
House Republicans are pushing back on a Senate-approved proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security and get TSA workers paid.
The Senate reached an agreement overnight to fund most of DHS, including the TSA. Here's what still needs to happen for workers to get paid.