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James Lankford: “A TSA agent worked 43 days without pay because Chuck Schumer…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 06:05

And in the meantime, we could have a government shutdown in the meantime. So that's, that's the reality that we're facing. As I went through the airport in Oklahoma City earlier this week, one … A TSA agent worked 43 days without pay because Chuck Schumer was mad at Donald Trump. … again because Democrats are mad. You know, sir, I get it. It's funny. Crossing the border with gangs and sex trafficking and drug trafficking and murders and homicide. (06:05–06:12)

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Claims that a TSA agent was unpaid for 43 days due to a political dispute involving Chuck Schumer and Donald Trump.

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