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Katherine Clark: “He is using TSA workers as collateral for an extreme agenda…”

Featuring: Katherine Clark, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District

Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage"

Published March 25, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:10

That's right. And every single time it comes down to a choice, this administration says, we choose to hurt workers to put the American people last. And He is using TSA workers as collateral for an extreme agenda that nobody wants. You know, when oil prices go up, they say, oh, that doesn't matter. Our economy will be fine. They take away health care for millions of people. (02:10–02:20)

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Asserts that TSA workers are being used as leverage for an unpopular agenda.

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“We have offered as Democrats that let's reopen all of DHS if you will agree to common sense ways of operating ICE.”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 00:22-00:29
“We would like not to pay TSA, we would like not to rein in ICE and have them conduct themselves without a reign of terror in communities.”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 01:20-01:32
“We can pass a bill that makes it very difficult for people to vote in this country.”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 02:45-02:52
“We have heard public comments from Senator Kennedy, from Senator Thune, from others...saying we would be open to opening up all the other…”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 03:20-03:43
“They have fought us every step of the way in making sure that TSA can form a union, that they can get paid equally.”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 03:57-04:06
“We're up to nine times that we have said, let's open up every other part of this until ICE is willing to act like every other police…”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 04:35-04:48
“With these storms, like we have seen under Kristi Noem, a dismantling of these other parts, of this, of DHS and all the funding going into…”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 05:00-05:18
“The Republicans are hell bent on holding TSA workers hostage and creating hardship for them and creating chaos and a lack of safety at our…”
Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hellbent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" | Uploaded March 25, 2026 | 05:32-05:47