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applegrove

(132,092 posts) Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:53 PM 16 hrs ago

Some of the 50,000 TSA officers not getting paid:

A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she canâ€™t afford the copay. A Florida couple with young kids who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent.

They are among about 50,000 TSA agents whoâ€™ll receive another https://bsky.app/profile/joncooper-us.bsky.social/post/3mhvzrbf5es2d paycheck this week.
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-03-25T21:27:13.991Z

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Some of the 50,000 TSA officers not getting paid: (Original Post) applegrove 16 hrs ago OP

Yeah, that is sad and not great... mr715 15 hrs ago #1

mr715

(3,508 posts)

1. Yeah, that is sad and not great...

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Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:58 PM

15 hrs ago

But the minority party in Congress has no obligation to open the government. If the GOP want these people to be paid, they can either get rid of the filibuster or accede to the Democratic party's demands in re: ICE.

This is the GOP's problem, not ours.

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