Hakeem Jeffries: “TSA agents should absolutely be paid.”

“Do you think that, you know, in the midst of shutdown, TSA workers, all the folks who are being affected right now should be exempt from not getting paid as they're going to work on paychecks? We think that TSA agents should absolutely be paid. And it's a shame that Republicans have decided to use TSA agents and other DHS employees outside of their toxic Immigration agenda space as political pawns like House and Senate …” (09:19–09:22)

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