Washington, March 30 -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional delegation, issued the following statement on Friday:
"For 42 days, President Trump has allowed TSA agents to go without pay. No one should be surprised. The long lines, travel delays, and financial hardship Americans are experiencing never should have happened. Trump has always had the authority to pay TSA salaries from the $75 billion Department of Homeland Security slush fund which is currently paying ICE and Border Patrol agents to do enforcement activity.
"I'm calling on Speaker Johnson to allow the House to vote on the bipartisan legislation that unanimously passed the Senate ear...