Many TSA officers cannot pay their rent, buy food, or afford to put gas in their cars — forcing them to call out sick from work. At Houston Hobby Airport call outs reached a staggering 55% over the weekend. Enough is enough: Democrats must end their reckless DHS shutdown and stop holding the livelihoods of TSA officers hostage.

@DHSgov You might try telling Republicans enough is enough: Nuke the filibuster.

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse Nope let them all go on strike sure travel will be halted by air but when Congress is affected because they can’t get on a plane to fly then they will have no choice but to fund them.

There's a TSA agent at your airport right now who hasn't been paid in a month, who was told their job is "essential," and who is scanning bags at 5 AM because they haven't found another option yet. "Essential" was supposed to be a mark of importance. Instead, it became a structural trap: too critical to stop, not valuable enough to invest in. That gap between the word and the reality is showing up in the 366 who already walked away — and the thousands more running the math on whether they can afford next month.

@DHSgov You will never convince government to give it TSA. And TSA is unionized. Privatize airport security. That avenue might work.

@DHSgov Make Senators stand in these lines.

@DHSgov Do you have any other recourse other than strongly worded posts on X?

@DHSgov If you can't afford to buy the gas to get to the work then there's a problem. Not to mention not being able to pay your mortgage or buy food.

@DHSgov REPUBLICANS HAVE THE MAJORITY

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse As bad as Australian politics is, the American system is far worse! No opposition party should have the power to shut down anything.

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse Fuck @TheDemocrats @HouseDemocrats @SenateDems What a “full of shit” bunch they have become

@DHSgov 55% callout rate because people can’t pay rent or buy groceries during a shutdown you’re helping cause… but sure, blame the other party. Classic

@DHSgov Lies the GOP keeps blocking bills to pay them

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse @TSA Start treating politicians how they have treated you. Keep them here to do their job. If you’re not working they can’t fly home.

@DHSgov THIS IS ALL BULLSHIT THE TSA MUST BE MOSTLY DEMOCRATS BECAUSE WHAT THEY'RE DOING BY NOT COMING TO WORK CLAIMING THEY'RE STARVING TO DEATH IS ALLOWING TERRORISTS INTO OUR COUNTRY! IF A BOMB GOES OFF THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA SHOULD FIRE EVERY TSA EMPLOYEE!! EVERY SINGLE ONE!!

@DHSgov AND YOUR BILLIONAIRE PRESIDENT DOES NOTHING TO HELP. WALK OFF THE JOB IMMEDIATELY

@DHSgov Republicans must vote to immediately fund TSA by supporting Democrats offer to fund TSA agents salaries. If you actually gave a shit about TSA agents you would work to immediately accept funding.

@DHSgov Bring ICE into the airports. I bet DEMS change their vote ASAP!!

@DHSgov Attach the SAVE America Act to the DHS re-funding bill. Play the Dems own games back at them.

@DHSgov Maybe Kristi Noem can give out rides on our horses we paid $220 MILLION DOLLARS on out of the DHS budget.

@DHSgov It’s Chuck Schumer and his band of Democrats.

@DHSgov No special treatment. They can ride the line the rest of us.

@DHSgov Thats wrong.-Many good employees that brought good vibes daily. The minute their pay stops it should keep going in the background/back pay.

@DHSgov Remember this when voting.

Many Americans have FBI background checks and fingerprints on file as part of their occupational licensing, such as police, teachers, physicians etc. These people should be exempt from the groping In fact abolish the worker welfare of TSA altogether 25 years of bullshit! @VP @POTUS @MarshaBlackburn @SenFettermanPA @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer

Your department is supposed to be nonpartisan. So, you’ve shown your true lying colors. The Dems have tried but your boss is pushing a biased and racist agenda for voting that’s woven into this whole funding issue. And, the Dems have tried at least 5 times to get the budget passed, but Republicans refuse. Stop the lies.

@DHSgov In Georgia, we have @ossoff and @ReverendWarnock to thank for our misery and the suffering of federal employees.

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse CRUELTY REMAINS THE POINT!

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse Horrible what Democrats have done. No concern at all what happens to American families

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse Maybe the politicians will kindly pay thier salaries since they are so rich

@DHSgov This was a bi partisan bill, now the dems are holding the Americans hostage and put in danger for a political "move". Democrat voters, is this what you voted for?

@DHSgov Allow Airports and Airlines to privatize security!

@DHSgov Ban private jets and helicopters and see how quick political donors change voting outcomes. If TSA resources are stretched, all private aircraft should be grounded first and stay grounded until the TSA is back to full capacity, for safety reasons - obviously.

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse Airport Security needs to go back to being privatized like before it became part of DHS.

@DHSgov Why are 350 million Americans tolerating this chaos at their own expense? Congress needs an enema.

@DHSgov Bring in the military to fill in, and watch the Democrats rush to fund DHS.

@DHSgov @grok how much of the shutdown can be blamed on Democrats?