John Cornyn: “There's a three hour wait for people to get simply through…”

“But since Democrats brought it up, and since they still insist on keeping the government shut down, endangering people flying, causing enormous inconvenience at the International Bush Airport in Houston, There's a three hour wait for people to get simply through the security line at TSA [at the International Bush Airport in Houston]. We know 42 million people have been denied access to supplemental nutrition, some of the most vulnerable people in our country. And we know federal government employees are not being paid, even though they are obviously working.” (01:49–02:19)

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