Members Of Congress Caught Skipping TSA Lines During Shutdown Chaos
Live and Let's Fly reports on the viral video of Mace and Wasserman Schultz at Reagan National (DCA), covers Sen. Cornyn's 'End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act,' and contextualizes the episode within a shutdown that left TSA officers working without pay.
Matthew Klint ·
Matthew Klint at Live and Let's Fly reported on the viral video showing Reps. Mace and Wasserman Schultz bypassing airport security lines at Reagan National Airport as TSA agents worked unpaid during a government shutdown. The piece contextualizes the episode within a long-standing practice of congressional fast-track airport access, and covers Sen. John Cornyn's legislation to end it. Delta Air Lines had already independently suspended congressional fast-track access during the shutdown. Cornyn said:
"Nobody should be above the rules and regulations imposed on the American people, and a member pin on your lapel should not give you carte blanche to skip airport screening lines while everyday Americans are forced to patiently wait their turn."
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