https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/2036115769231090125?s=20
Can't blame TSA shutdown on the dems anymore.
Isn't ICE already funded independently of this DHS funding bill?
I haven't seen anything definite, but I've seen people on Twitter say (they're never wrong by the way, right?) that they are funded until 2028 or maybe through 28, I don't remember.
Could be completely wrong, I have no idea.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/2036115769231090125?s=20
Can't blame TSA shutdown on the dems anymore.
Isn't ICE already funded independently of this DHS funding bill?
I haven't seen anything definite, but I've seen people on Twitter say (they're never wrong by the way, right?) that they are funded until 2028 or maybe through 28, I don't remember.
Could be completely wrong, I have no idea.
ICE was given billions upon billions in the Big Bill. Everything else under DHS is running out of money.
When TSA was formed after 9/11, there was a big debate about whether TSA Security agents should be contracted personnel or federal employees. Most Republicans, like me, were for contracted personnel. Most Democrats wanted them to be federal employees. Lots of reasons for each side I suppose but I saw no reason to increase the federal workforce for this task, and we now have another reason which was foreseen then but not talked about as much - government shutdown chaos. If these people were contracted personnel, they'd still be on the job. The money for the entire fiscal year to employ them would have been obligated already and they wouldn't miss a day of pay and have no incentive to go on leave in large numbers (or quit) like these TSA Federal employees do. In fact, they'd have the opposite incentive - go to work, because it's pretty easy to fire and replace contracted personnel.
https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/2036178373182103774?s=20
It's like Trump wants to help Dems win the primaries at this point.... can't get out of his own way (the jokes write themselves).
Looks like Senate may have a deal if the President blesses it.
If Mark would just pay some taxes we wouldn't have these shutdowns. 🤣
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Gotta pwn the libs!
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Let's privatize TSA security. We wouldn't have this problem. However, we do and I wouldn't be flying anytime soon.https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/2036481118375948574?s=20
Thanks, Donald.
@aloha-hoosier I just pray to God there's no horrific security breach during this time. ICE agents have no training in aviation security and passenger and luggage screening. If they're actually involved in screening, that's a major security risk.
Progress. Trump is reportedly no longer conditioning a DHS funding deal on Dems backing his "SAVE America" Act.
Dem Senator Peter Welch: "The fact is, we’ve made significant progress. Noem is gone. That’s a big deal. She was reckless, lawless, corrupt. That’s big progress. Number two, ICE is out of Minneapolis. We owe that basically, to the brave citizens in Minneapolis who, in the face of enormous violence, stood up to protect their neighbors. And then you’re seeing out of the White House an acknowledgement that this mass roundup policy is way over the top."
@aloha-hoosier I just pray to God there's no horrific security breach during this time. ICE agents have no training in aviation security and passenger and luggage screening. If they're actually involved in screening, that's a major security risk.
SO ICE can't simply hire the people who look at the x-ray screen? I mean, it would take a monkey about 20 minutes to learn it anyway.
If men were any more stupid, we would have breed for the extinction of women. Proof yet again that WE are the best thing they have going for them.
You’re making a reasonable case for privatizing TSA. You’re making an even better case for firing all of our politicians and putting business executives in charge of our government.When TSA was formed after 9/11, there was a big debate about whether TSA Security agents should be contracted personnel or federal employees. Most Republicans, like me, were for contracted personnel. Most Democrats wanted them to be federal employees. Lots of reasons for each side I suppose but I saw no reason to increase the federal workforce for this task, and we now have another reason which was foreseen then but not talked about as much - government shutdown chaos. If these people were contracted personnel, they'd still be on the job. The money for the entire fiscal year to employ them would have been obligated already and they wouldn't miss a day of pay and have no incentive to go on leave in large numbers (or quit) like these TSA Federal employees do. In fact, they'd have the opposite incentive - go to work, because it's pretty easy to fire and replace contracted personnel.
@aloha-hoosier I just pray to God there's no horrific security breach during this time. ICE agents have no training in aviation security and passenger and luggage screening. If they're actually involved in screening, that's a major security risk.
SO ICE can't simply hire the people who look at the x-ray screen? I mean, it would take a monkey about 20 minutes to learn it anyway.
Lord knows we can't expect just anyone to step in and do the job of our highly specialized and skilled TSA agents.
Not just anyone can have a surly attitude and give you different, conflicting instructions every time you through the line. DHS audits have found that prohibited items get through 80-95% of the time. How can ICE be expected to compete with those numbers?
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