Millions of passengers have been left in long queues at major international airports as employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a federal agency, have not received their salaries on time due to the government shutdown.
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The impact of the federal government shutdown is beginning to be felt in the United States. Millions of passengers have been left in long lines at major international airports due to the government shutdown, as employees working at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a federal agency, have not received their salaries on time. In addition, passenger traffic at smaller airports has begun to decline.
Security employees working at the TSA have not received their salaries due to a lack of funds since the federal government did not provide budget for the TSA through the Department of Homeland Security within the first week of February. Government shutdowns have occurred repeatedly in the United States due to disputes between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate over the budget for Homeland Security.
Democrats have been protesting that Republicans are trying to link TSA funds to the budget for 'ICE'. As a result, the reduced presence of employees for security checks has led to a shortage of staff at airports and millions of passengers have been forced to wait in long lines every day.
According to the American media outlet CNN, this has affected 16 major international airports in the United States. Travelers are experiencing problems with TSA PreCheck at airports in Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, New York, Utah, New Jersey, Virginia, Minnesota and North Carolina.
Travel operations are slowing down at hundreds of smaller airports across the United States as it is unclear how long the federal government shutdown will last. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), there are not enough TSA PreCheck staff at smaller airports, which is causing problems with security screening.
According to Homeland Security data, 3,560 TSA employees reported being unable to report to work on Friday last week.
