WEBVTT - BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Senate Votes to Pay TSA Workers 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, it is Friday, March twenty seventh, and not

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<v Speaker 1>a damn thing got done for six weeks, and now

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, every great body wants to pay

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<v Speaker 1>the TSA workers. And with that, welcome to this breaking

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<v Speaker 1>news and very early episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 2>Rhodes.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the headline. TSA workers are going to get paid.

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<v Speaker 1>How by whom, who gets credit, we don't know, but

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<v Speaker 1>we just had a little bit of chaos to pass

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<v Speaker 1>several hours and it is pre sunrise hours as we're

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<v Speaker 1>recording this.

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<v Speaker 2>It's amazing what suddenly can happen in Congress when their

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<v Speaker 2>lives are upended, or when the potential of their vacation

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<v Speaker 2>is hanging, or a loss vacation or maybe a missed

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<v Speaker 2>day of vacation.

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<v Speaker 3>Suddenly suddenly they're compelled to motivations. Wow, that just shows you.

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<v Speaker 2>If it doesn't affect them, they'll take their sweet old time.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't matter that these folks hadn't been paid, that

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<v Speaker 2>people were literally getting eviction, noticed that people were living

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<v Speaker 2>in their cars, I think to take on second and

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<v Speaker 2>third jobs. People waiting in lines for four and a

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<v Speaker 2>half hours. Nah, none of that mattered.

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<v Speaker 1>We should preface this episode with this. Robes and I

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<v Speaker 1>on very little sleep. We are very little. We are

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<v Speaker 1>punchy as anything and exhausted, but in good moods, and

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<v Speaker 1>this should be a very good story. That is the headline, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>TSA workers are going to get paid based on announcement

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<v Speaker 1>made and deals being made. But Robes, I can't help

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<v Speaker 1>but be pissed. I'm happy for them, but it all

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<v Speaker 1>comes down to why this was necessary in the first place.

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<v Speaker 1>Nobody got anything. Democrats didn't win, Republicans didn't win, and

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<v Speaker 1>we are really talking about their recess, Robes. The Eastern

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<v Speaker 1>recess was starting today today, So now all of a sudden, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>they might want to keep us here and we can't

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<v Speaker 1>go home for our two week recess. We better get

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<v Speaker 1>something done for these poor TSA workers. I'm happy, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pissed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's exactly, And I'm sure and we feel that way,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think collectively most Americans feel that way.

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<v Speaker 3>But how do you think those TSA workers feel?

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<v Speaker 2>That has got to be Look, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it would make it any better if there was something

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<v Speaker 2>that was gained from all of this, Maybe it would

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<v Speaker 2>feel a little bit more it's not justifile, but at

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<v Speaker 2>least it had meaning. Yes, to know that nothing came

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<v Speaker 2>out of it is extra.

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<v Speaker 1>Frustrating, and both sides are going to say there was

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<v Speaker 1>a point in somebody won don't believe anything. Nobody wins

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<v Speaker 1>in this thing. Let us tell you what's going on,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have to tell you, folks. It is about

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<v Speaker 1>three thirty a m. Eastern time as we were recording

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<v Speaker 1>this a little earlier than normal. I know we're crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>but what just happened in the Senate is that the

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<v Speaker 1>Senate that's been fighting, and they're the reason. Really, they're

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<v Speaker 1>the House of Congress that's been holding things up. They

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<v Speaker 1>have agreed to fund DHS, which includes TSA but not

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<v Speaker 1>ICE and just kick that can down the road. What

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<v Speaker 1>this means Robes obviously, is that now TSA, which hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been getting paid for the past six weeks, they are

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<v Speaker 1>now going to get paid. Hallelujah.

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<v Speaker 2>Celebration, right, yeah, but kind of yes, of course that's

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<v Speaker 2>the celebratory part. Here's the deal though. This is also hilarious,

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<v Speaker 2>and I note the sarcasm. They unanimously voted.

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<v Speaker 1>To approve, didn't even show up to vote.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, they unanimously voted to approve this funding. After all

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<v Speaker 2>of the discord, after all of the divide, they all

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<v Speaker 2>came together and sang kumbaya and voted to approve this funding.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, minus ICE and border patrol. But

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<v Speaker 2>really that doesn't even matter in a lot of ways,

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<v Speaker 2>And we've talked about this before because they were already

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<v Speaker 2>funded from Trump's big beautiful bill through twenty twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>so that was never even at issue. The whole issue

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<v Speaker 2>about defunding DHS was about defunding or getting reformed for ICE.

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<v Speaker 2>But Ice was never in peril. Ice agents never missed

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<v Speaker 2>a paycheck, the only people who paid. And truly they

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<v Speaker 2>were being held as political hostages because they knew politicians

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<v Speaker 2>knew that this was going to be the biggest disruptor

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<v Speaker 2>to have TSA agents not paid, to have chaos at

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<v Speaker 2>the airports would put pressure on lawmakers to do something,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they were literally political footballs TSA workers.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank God for the long lines, because what I think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, if they were only concerned about TSA workers,

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<v Speaker 1>they'd have gone.

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<v Speaker 3>Home for Eastern Yeah, they wouldn't have cared.

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<v Speaker 2>But Americans are pisis the constituents who are voting for

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<v Speaker 2>you or voting against you, waiting in four hour lines,

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<v Speaker 2>missing flights, disrupting not just vacations but work trips and

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<v Speaker 2>important family trips.

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<v Speaker 3>People have to get places, tragedies or happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about that and how many countless stories of people

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<v Speaker 2>missing flights that wasn't just about vacation but were important

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<v Speaker 2>and they couldn't get to where they needed to go

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<v Speaker 2>because Congress was playing games.

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<v Speaker 1>And the game apparently is done at least this part

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. That's the headline. The Senate has voted.

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<v Speaker 1>They have passed this bill. The House. We should let

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<v Speaker 1>you know they need to approve it as well. Most

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<v Speaker 1>of them have not left, I don't think yet, so

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<v Speaker 1>they have to approve this same bill. Expect them to

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<v Speaker 1>do that because they had already passed a funding bill. Anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>What we're saying is that the Senate was the hurdle.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like that has passed. This funding is going

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<v Speaker 1>to go through. Six weeks of pointlessness is now over.

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<v Speaker 1>But robes that wasn't until an hour ago. The big

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<v Speaker 1>headline or the news for TSA workers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was going to ask you how much do

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<v Speaker 2>you think Trump's truth social posts that happened last night

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<v Speaker 2>had an impact on the Senate finally deciding to vote

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<v Speaker 2>for this funding bill, because otherwise then the president just

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<v Speaker 2>gets credit for finding a way to pay the TSA workers.

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<v Speaker 2>And I wonder how much we'll get into what his

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<v Speaker 2>truth social post and what he was offering to do.

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<v Speaker 2>How much that impacted along with the Eastern Recess lawmaker's decision.

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<v Speaker 1>I we said here on the podcast yesterday day before,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no way there. Go home for recess and leave

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<v Speaker 1>these folks on the hook for two weeks while you're

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<v Speaker 1>chilling at home with your folks reaster.

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<v Speaker 3>Although late yesterday it looked like that might happen.

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<v Speaker 1>The solid stalemate thought this was going to be the case.

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<v Speaker 1>So the President steps in, but robes what did he?

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<v Speaker 1>I think Democrats might have looked at his true social

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<v Speaker 1>post where it was clear he is trying to step

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<v Speaker 1>in and be the hero in this whole mess.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly and that is why I was thinking that

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<v Speaker 2>was a motivator beyond just the Eastern Recess for Democrats,

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<v Speaker 2>because Trump was going to claim victory and truly demonize

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<v Speaker 2>He was already demonizing but maybe effectively demonizing the Democrats.

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<v Speaker 1>What was the what time was he? So, yes, let's

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<v Speaker 1>take you back. So folks, before we yes, we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about this breaking news. The Senate has passed this funding bill.

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<v Speaker 1>TSA is going to get paid. But the president what

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<v Speaker 1>time was it though?

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<v Speaker 2>Roe?

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<v Speaker 3>Seven pm Eastern time?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh it was that. Oh it was that late. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought it was even early.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh okay, thirty seven pm Eastern time last night.

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<v Speaker 1>So this all happened late. The President steps in and says,

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<v Speaker 1>I I am going to pay TSA workers. Not exactly

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<v Speaker 1>sure how, but ropes he made the announcement. This was

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<v Speaker 1>a big, big headline.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and he started his first sentence was the radical

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<v Speaker 2>left Democrats and their leader cry and Chuck Schumer have

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<v Speaker 2>made it very clear where they stand, and that is

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<v Speaker 2>on the side of criminal, illegal aliens and not the

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<v Speaker 2>American people. They are refusing to fund immigration enforcement unless

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<v Speaker 2>the Republicans agree to their open border policies, which will

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<v Speaker 2>never ever happen again. He went on to say, they

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<v Speaker 2>almost destroyed our country, allowing twenty five million people to

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<v Speaker 2>enter from prisons, mental institutions, and insane asylums, those that

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<v Speaker 2>are drug dealers, and thousands of murderers, many of whom

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<v Speaker 2>killed more than one person. Because the Democrats have recklessly

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<v Speaker 2>created a true national crisis. I am using my authorities

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<v Speaker 2>under the law to protect our great country, as I

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<v Speaker 2>always do. Therefore, I am going to sign an order

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<v Speaker 2>instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Mark Wayne Mullen, to

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<v Speaker 2>immediately pay our TSA agents in order to address this

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<v Speaker 2>emergency situation and stop the Democrat chaos at the airports.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not an easy thing to do, but I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to think are hardworking TSA agents and also

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<v Speaker 2>Ice for the incredible health, incredible help they've given.

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<v Speaker 3>Us at the airports.

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<v Speaker 2>I will not allow the radical left Democrats to hold

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<v Speaker 2>our country hostage any longer.

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<v Speaker 1>I like the line about this. It's hard to do,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm going to do it. It was clear he

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<v Speaker 1>was stepping in to say I am the hero in

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<v Speaker 1>this situation because they can't get it together. And me

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<v Speaker 1>the guy you're upset with about Iran, Me the guy

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<v Speaker 1>you're upset with about gas prices, Me the guy you're

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<v Speaker 1>upset with about the economy and your food prices. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to make all of your troubles go away,

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<v Speaker 1>because currently it seems like, or feels like roll all

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<v Speaker 1>of our troubles are at the airport. They're not turn

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<v Speaker 1>on the TV. It seems like the biggest problem Americans had,

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<v Speaker 1>and he stepped in to solve that problem.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and that was motivating.

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<v Speaker 2>I would have to imagine for all the lawmakers, but

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<v Speaker 2>especially Democrats, to come to the table in a real

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<v Speaker 2>way and figure out because look, the Republicans had made concessions.

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<v Speaker 2>They did agree to take ice out of the funding,

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<v Speaker 2>take border patrol out of the funding, and work on

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<v Speaker 2>that later and consider certain I think, look, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>sure exactly which recommendations Republicans are considering. The Democrats wanted

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<v Speaker 2>judicial warrants for anyone to enter private property. They wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to restrict operations near schools and hospitals. They didn't want

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<v Speaker 2>masks on ICE agents, and they want agents to wear identification.

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<v Speaker 2>Those were the demands from the Democrats. Not sure where

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<v Speaker 2>Republicans are on any of those, but it just was

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<v Speaker 2>an absolute stalemate. The Republicans were refusing, and then the

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats said we won't.

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<v Speaker 1>Fund and the President game in said I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>fund you. And now they've come around and there is

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<v Speaker 1>a deal and it looks like TSA agents are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be paid. Now, I guess ropes the Trump situation

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<v Speaker 1>goes away, I guess what he was planning to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Fund then will go away, and now the funding will

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<v Speaker 1>come through correct hopefully. Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, it was interesting because a lot of people were

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<v Speaker 2>questioning how Trump was going to pay for this.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a big question. And apparently did you even

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<v Speaker 3>know about this? There is apparently.

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<v Speaker 2>Billions of dollars in the Department of Homeland Security that

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<v Speaker 2>were provided to the agency based on Trump's tax cut,

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<v Speaker 2>his twenty five tax bill.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, make beautiful bill. They put money in there, they

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<v Speaker 1>had it. Why was it sitting there? Why don't we

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<v Speaker 1>use it already?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, now, I guarantee you I already started to see

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<v Speaker 2>or hear little little rumblings. This is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a big thing. I'm sure Democrats are going to jump

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<v Speaker 2>on this. If he had access to this money this

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<v Speaker 2>entire time, if you didn't need an executive or an

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<v Speaker 2>emergency order to access those funds, why didn't he do

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<v Speaker 2>this sooner?

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<v Speaker 1>Why didn't any of them do it sooner? Let me

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<v Speaker 1>say that, go after the president if you want to,

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<v Speaker 1>But this ain't his fault and This ain't his responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>to actually pay TSA. This is Congress's responsibility. Fine, how

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<v Speaker 1>in the hell did I just let that come out

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<v Speaker 1>of my mouth? This ain't on Trump? But yes, this

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<v Speaker 1>ain't on Trump. But folks, stay here, we do. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to give an update of what's happening at the

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<v Speaker 1>airports still today, the latest that we're getting from TSA

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<v Speaker 1>about how things are going. Hopefully things will improve soon

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<v Speaker 1>and we should be able to report back to you

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<v Speaker 1>about that real soon, because when we turn off this microphone,

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<v Speaker 1>we're headed to the airport. I continuing here on amy

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<v Speaker 1>A TJ. All the headlines over the past several weeks

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<v Speaker 1>robes as they keep showing us the terrible lines TSA

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<v Speaker 1>lines at airports you turn on the TV. What two

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<v Speaker 1>airports our most live reporters set.

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<v Speaker 2>Up at, well, absolutely Atlanta, yes, and maybe Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe hell yeah, Houston and then.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the New York airports.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll they'll go between or among LaGuardia, JFK and Newark.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, so we decided we wanted to go through during

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<v Speaker 1>this time. Yes, we do have a flight. I think

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<v Speaker 1>if you all been listening, you know we had a

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<v Speaker 1>trip to Atlanta quick trip, but we will be going

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<v Speaker 1>back through that airport today flew into It wasn't so bad.

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<v Speaker 1>We had no issues actually flying on Wednesday. I was

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<v Speaker 1>fair to say no issue.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't bad because we actually ended up flying in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of the day, which turns out is great

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<v Speaker 2>in the middle of the week. That's probably your best

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<v Speaker 2>chance at not having any problems, at least as of late.

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<v Speaker 2>But funny enough, we have an early morning flight. Normally

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<v Speaker 2>that's a good thing. In Atlanta, we've seen that's a

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<v Speaker 2>bad thing. Yesterday we were up at five am watching

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<v Speaker 2>the local news. The lines for the airport security were

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<v Speaker 2>already outside on the curb, like completely wrapped around in

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<v Speaker 2>double lines. You couldn't even get into the airport door

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<v Speaker 2>to even get to the security line. You had to

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<v Speaker 2>start outside.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually thought it was b roll from the previous day.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, there's no ways this early in the lines

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<v Speaker 1>that bad. I did not believe it was a live picture.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're going through. We'll report back see how well.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's you know how that goes. But what's been happening

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<v Speaker 1>at the airport. They've been giving updates now around five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred TSA agents have quit during this shutdown, which is

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<v Speaker 1>up to day forty two. The last one was a

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<v Speaker 1>full shut down. It was forty three days and that

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<v Speaker 1>was history making. That was the longest ever. But this

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<v Speaker 1>one ends up right behind it. But five hundred agents

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<v Speaker 1>have quit, they say. But the call out rates have

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<v Speaker 1>they said, at some airport has been as high as

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<v Speaker 1>fifty percent. Can you imagine imagine an air imagine any

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<v Speaker 1>business half of your workforce called out the workforce that

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<v Speaker 1>is necessary for you to do your jou.

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<v Speaker 2>Last line of defense before flying in the skies when

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<v Speaker 2>we are at a time of massive international conflict that

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<v Speaker 2>is so disturbing, and so yes, wait times of more

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<v Speaker 2>than four four and a half hours at some of

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<v Speaker 2>these airports. ICE agents are at some airports trying to

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<v Speaker 2>help with the chaos. There hasn't been a lot made

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<v Speaker 2>of that. I don't know if it's helped. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>seem like it's hurt. There was concern that there might cause,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just some emotional discomfort seeing ICE agents everywhere,

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know has there even been an impact.

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<v Speaker 1>What if they're helping, but what if they are actually

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<v Speaker 1>having an impact and not getting credit for it? Right,

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<v Speaker 1>these are and please folks, please know these are good people. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>ICE agents are good law enforcement overwhelmingly good people who

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<v Speaker 1>are being thrown around here and there and know how

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<v Speaker 1>to do their jobs. So maybe ropes they're manning a

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<v Speaker 1>door instead of a TSA agent having to that frees

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<v Speaker 1>up that TSA agent to go do something else, to

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<v Speaker 1>go do screening if maybe it's helping. But we have

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<v Speaker 1>not seen the type of ish many people thought we might,

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<v Speaker 1>like the streets of Minneapolis. Are they're gonna come cause

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<v Speaker 1>chaos hasn't happened.

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<v Speaker 3>That is absolutely true.

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<v Speaker 2>So at least, hey, there's that's a silver lining that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe maybe they will come in and look like some

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<v Speaker 2>an agency that was there to help instead of to hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that, unfortunately, has been the way people

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<v Speaker 2>have viewed them up until now. I thought something else

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<v Speaker 2>interesting that came out of all of this. The union

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<v Speaker 2>that represents the government workers so that they want the

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<v Speaker 2>shut Down Fairness Act to pass.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you even know about this?

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't aware of it, but it makes so much

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<v Speaker 2>sense they want and yes this should pass after these

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<v Speaker 2>last two shutdowns and government workers dealing with what they've

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<v Speaker 2>had to deal with. Basically, no politician from either party

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<v Speaker 2>can hold a public servants paycheck hostage in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of a shutdown, and I think that is awesome. That

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<v Speaker 2>should pass unanimously. After all of this chaos.

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<v Speaker 1>TSA agents would not do this again. It should to

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<v Speaker 1>recruit more TSA agents. You should absolutely make an announcement,

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<v Speaker 1>pass a bill whatever. TSA agents will not go without

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<v Speaker 1>paychecks because of government bullshit. I'm in support fully. It's

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<v Speaker 1>awful what they've done to these folks. It is awful

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<v Speaker 1>what they've done to them in robes. It's worse because

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, nobody got anything. What

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<v Speaker 1>were you fighting for? Democrats? Did you get it?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>So what was the point of getting TSA agents this

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<v Speaker 1>much pain for the sake of what? And now you're

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<v Speaker 1>motivated because you get to go home for Easter?

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<v Speaker 2>You and I wonder why people can't stand politicians dings.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, folks, but we'll end on the upside. TSA

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<v Speaker 1>agents gonna get paid. And yes, if you didn't know,

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<v Speaker 1>we should remind they all do get that back paid.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're all gonna get big checks. We don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if they'll get bonuses. They gave ten thousand dollars bonus

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<v Speaker 1>but the folks last time, make them twenty, make them fifty. Yeah, fine,

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<v Speaker 1>knock yourself out.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm just thinking about those poor five hundred workers

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<v Speaker 2>who had to quit their jobs and try to go

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<v Speaker 2>find other work because they couldn't tolerate not getting paid again.

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<v Speaker 2>That is such a massive up ending of your life

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<v Speaker 2>to have to go do that. I feel for them too,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully if they want their jobs back, they should

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<v Speaker 2>be ready and waiting for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a good point, all right, folks. We always

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you spending some time with us. Wanted to give

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<v Speaker 1>you that update. It is a significant one. There will

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<v Speaker 1>be more updates throughout the day. We always appreciate you

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<v Speaker 1>spending some time with us. But for my dear Amy Robock,

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<v Speaker 1>I am TJ. Holmes and we will talk to you soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Y