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Paid Democrats and unpaid TSA agents have one thing in common
Paid Democrats And Unpaid TSA Agents Have One Thing In Common
Democratic senators and the TSA agents they’re refusing to fund have one thing in common: Neither are showing up for work. There is also one key difference between the two: TSA agents haven’t been paid since February, while Democrat senators are still collecting their $175,000 salaries. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) was forced to adjourn a meeting after not one of the sitting Democratic senators on the committee showed up. Senate committees require a quorum to proceed, meaning that at least one member of the minority party must be present to conduct business. “I want to thank the Republican members of this committee for showing up to work today, and I look forward to the time when the Democrats do the same,” Cruz said, and proceeded to adjourn the meeting.At the time, the committee was addressing bipartisan bills such as the Alex Gate Safety Act — which would establish a new safety standard after seven-year-old Alex Quanbeck was crushed by a schoolyard gate — and the Stop The Scroll Act, which mandates social media platforms to display a mental health warning to...
