President Trump Wants to Cut TSA Budget to Help Fund His Border Wall
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Maybe a $500 million cut to the budget of the agency that provides airport security isn't the best way to keep the U.S. safe. It's also likely to make life more difficult for flyers across the country.
If you traveled last summer, you may have been stuck in a ridiculously long security line at your local airport. Fortunately, the problem was short-lived as legislators voted to better fund overtime pay of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers.
The long lines could be back soon, however, and may stick around for years to come, if a new proposal by the White House comes to fruition.
The Trump administration has allegedly proposed massive budget cuts for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies to help pay for a border wall that then-candidate Trump promised would be
