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TSA employees describe family sacrifices during 43-day government shutdown
Summary
Three TSA staff at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport described how a 43-day federal government shutdown affected their families — citing missed family events, medical costs, donated gas cards and community support — and said the announced $10,000 bonuses will help their households recover.
Three Transportation Security Administration employees described the personal and family hardships they and their households endured during a 43-day federal government shutdown and thanked colleagues, passengers and community donors at a recognition event at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
Alex Garcia, introduced as a supervisor in the coordination center at TSA Minnesota, said he has been with TSA for 14 years and that during the shutdown he "sacrificed a lot of…
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