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Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - Not true.
Democrats have blocked TSA and FEMA funding 14 times since they defunded DHS.
They’re using funding as leverage to abolish ICE and stop deporting criminal illegal aliens.
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Senator Maggie Hassan @SenatorHassan
In the middle of negotiations to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump is holding paychecks for workers at TSA, FEMA, and other agencies hostage to pass a voter suppression bill that's already been rejected.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-ties-dhs-funding-deal-approval-voter-bill-newsnation-reports-2026-03-23/
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036151574947303503
Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - Day 38 of airport chaos brought to you by Democrats.
Republicans continue to vote to open DHS, but Democrats have blocked DHS funding fourteen times.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/us-news/this-us-airport-has-nearly-three-hour-wait-to-get-through-security-pure-insanity/
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036147033250070804
Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - Wrong.
Democrats have blocked TSA funding 14 times since February.
They’re holding TSA paychecks hostage because they think it gives them leverage to abolish ICE.
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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono
All those long, long lines you're seeing at the airport are thanks to one man: Donald Trump.
He was presented with a deal to fund TSA along with the rest of DHS except ICE, and he said no.
This is on him.
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036126265388794181
Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - “Giddy” Democrats have no respect for Americans.
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036125515648737319
Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - Americans need relief from airport lines.
If Senator Kim doesn’t want ICE in airports to help with long lines, he should vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security so TSA can get back to work.
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Senator Andy Kim @SenatorAndyKim
Americans don’t want ICE in our airports or in our communities. We just want Republicans to agree to fund TSA so workers can be paid and these lines can go down.
Trump is trying to intimidate us. It’s time Republicans agree to fund TSA instead of voting it down every time.
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036094396781772974
Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - This is false.
Senator Warnock voted last Friday against funding TSA—the fourteenth time Democrats have blocked TSA funding since funding ran out.
All because they want to stop deporting criminal illegal aliens.
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @SenatorWarnock
TSA workers have not been fully paid in 30+ days.
Yet Republicans here in Washington have literally decided to suspend the business of the Senate to solely focus on ramming through their voter suppression bill.
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036094268457042082
Senate Republicans @SenateGOP - Not true.
Senate Democrats defunded TSA and other agencies because they want to abolish ICE and CBP.
They believe that withholding funds for TSA gives them leverage.
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Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray
The only reason TSA agents are going without pay right now is because Republicans are holding their paychecks hostage so they can shovel more money at ICE and CBP.
That's absurd. Republicans need to stop blocking our bill to pay TSA & start getting serious about basic ICE reforms.
https://x.com/SenateGOP/status/2036090230999064727
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