Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem addressed the government shutdown in a video played at security check lines in US Airports. Noem oversees the Transportation Security Administration and started appearing in videos at security checkpoints earlier in the year. Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government and because of this many of our operations are impacted and most of our TSA employees are working without pay. The video comes as the government shutdown enters its ninth day. The shutdown is expected to last beyond October 14 after the Senate failed to approve a short term spending bill for the seventh time. (00:48–00:58)
CLAIM
Asserts that Democrats in Congress are responsible for the government shutdown affecting TSA operations and employee pay.
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