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Ayanna Pressley: “The Senate has had nine opportunities to fund the essential…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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CityLine: A Conversation with Congresswoman Pressley

Published | Video Starts at 07:23

I have many constituents who are gainfully employed at Boston Logan International Airport. But. But the fact of the matter is that The Senate has had nine opportunities to fund the essential work of our TSA workers, and they have chosen not to do that. So I think it's important to remember how we got here. And they have gone unpaid because of choices that have been made. (07:23–07:33)

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Asserts that the Senate has failed to fund TSA workers on nine occasions.

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