Elon Musk has offered to pay the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff during the ongoing partial government shutdown.
On Saturday, Musk wrote on X: “I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country.”
On February 14, Congress let funding expire for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – which oversees the TSA – amid a disagreement over immigration enforcement.
Thousands of TSA workers have been working without pay since then. The shutdown has worsened staffing shortages at major airports, leading to longer security lines for millions of travelers.
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