[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H2599-H2600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              FUND TSA NOW

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last weekend, I flew through 
Philadelphia International Airport where three security checkpoints are 
now closed.
  The lines were long, yet our dedicated TSA officers moved us through 
security with speed, efficiency, and professionalism.
  They are doing the work, keeping us safe, even though it has been 
more than a month since they have been paid. The only reason their 
paychecks have stopped is because Republicans in Congress, led by the 
Speaker of the House, refused to act.
  The Speaker could have held a vote today or a month ago to fund TSA, 
FEMA, the Coast Guard, and our cybersecurity folks, all the parts of 
the Department of Homeland Security that

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are untainted by ICE's cruelty and corruption.
  Republicans are refusing to pay Federal workers. Withholding 
paychecks from dedicated public servants does not make America safer. 
It makes us more vulnerable in our neighborhoods, our airports, and 
overseas.
  Mr. Speaker, listen to Americans. Hold ICE accountable and fund TSA 
now.

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