Watch: Long TSA lines, travel delays as partial government shutdown continues
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Unpaid TSA workers are quitting during government shutdown, causing long airport lines nationwide.
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Your flights may be delayed and you'll face longer security wait times at airports until the shutdown ends.
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Transportation Security Administration employees have been working without pay since the Department of Homeland Security shut down last month. The agency is experiencing staffing shortages and resignations as unpaid workers leave their positions. Travelers across the United States are facing extended wait times and flight delays at airports due to reduced TSA staffing levels. The ongoing partial government shutdown continues to disrupt air travel operations with no immediate resolution in sight.
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