In any airport in the country right now, if you go and look, you will find hours, backups of four and five hours. You'll find TSA agents. You alluded to this earlier, Senator. Over 10% of TSA agents now are not able to come to the job. Why? Because they make on average $45,000 a year. They can't afford their rent. They can't afford to buy groceries for their kids. They've missed now two paychecks. This is endangering the security of our flyers. (06:47–06:53)
CLAIM
Asserts over 10% of TSA agents are unable to work due to low pay.
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