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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told viewers on Wake Up America what hardworking Americans already know: a self-inflicted Department of Homeland Security shutdown is snarling travel and putting families at risk. Airports from Houston to New Orleans have seen security lines balloon into hours as TSA staffing craters under the strain of missed pay and political gamesmanship.
The numbers are grim and getting worse — thousands of TSA officers have called out or quit as paychecks vanish, leaving checkpoints chronically understaffed and unpredictable. Federal attendance reports show double-digit absence rates on critical travel days, a direct and preventable consequence of Congress refusing to act.
Families trying to get to spring break, business travelers with meetings on the line, and parents trying to get kids to school or care are the ones paying the price while the media applauds the drama in Washington. Reports of three- and four-hour waits, frantic gate runs, and missed flights have become the new normal because senators refused to advance funding measures that would restore pay and stability.
Scalise didn’t mince words: Democrats are prioritizing their hatred of President Trump over the safety and livelihoods of everyday Americans, and the results are plain to see. The House has repeatedly passed DHS funding and bipartisan fixes, yet Senate floor maneuvers and filibusters have stalled relief, turning governance into a partisan weapon instead of a responsibility.
This is not a policy debate anymore; it is political cruelty dressed up as principle. Republicans have offered compromise bills and procedural remedies, and conservatives rightly demand that Senate leaders stop using critical homeland funding as leverage in a vendetta — if rules stand in the way of paying TSA agents and securing airports, then change the rules to protect the American people.
Patriots who believe in service, duty, and the basic compact between government and citizens should be furious that partisan spite has produced chaos at our airports and anxiety in our communities. It’s time to restore funding, get federal workers paid, and hold the obstructionists accountable at the ballot box — because putting politics above the safety and convenience of American families is unforgivable.
