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Sean Duffy: “A lot of the starting salaries at TSA, they're right around…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:11

And if this, if this Homeland Security funding isn't resolved, I think you're going to see more TSA agents as we come to Thursday, Friday, Saturday of next week. They're going to quit or they're not going to show up. A lot of the starting salaries at TSA, they're right around $50,000. So if you live in, you know, one of the big cities of America, Louisiana, or New York or, or Miami, it's hard for these individuals already to make their ends meet. (04:11–04:17)

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