Trump says he will sign order to pay TSA agents as Senate advances Homeland Security funding deal
The Facts
- President Donald Trump said he would sign an emergency order directing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers.
- Trump said the move was intended to quickly stop what he called "Chaos at the Airports."
- The funding dispute had jammed airports, disrupted travel, and left TSA workers without paychecks.
- Senators approved a funding package for much of the Department of Homeland Security that included TSA pay but excluded immigration enforcement operations.
- The Senate approved the funding package unanimously and without a roll call vote.
- The Senate-approved measure next went to the House, which was expected to consider it Friday.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the deal could reopen a lot of the government but that more work remained.
Context
What did Trump say he would do for TSA workers?
He said he would sign an emergency order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers Bluefield Daily Tel…,Yahoo! Finance,WBRZ.
What was included in the Senate funding deal?
The Senate approved a package to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA pay, but it did not include immigration enforcement operations that had been at the center of the dispute Newser,Cumberland Times-Ne…,goSkagit.
What happens next in the funding process?
After the Senate approved the measure unanimously, it was sent to the House, which was expected to take it up Friday Newser,Cumberland Times-Ne…,Yahoo! Finance.
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