With the uncertainty of funding for Transportation Security Administration agents and the war in Iran, one New Hampshire travel agent said not many people are looking to book trips right now.”My best advice is to prepare for a long line, and I think it’s better to be at the airport early than be there too late,” Kelly Leboeuf with Seacoast Travel Center said. Even if the DHS shutdown ended today, more than 450 TSA agents have quit over the course of it. According to TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, the onboarding process for new agents includes a four- to six-month training program.The uncertainty has some travelers flying into Manchester frustrated.”It’s absurd. Like, why? Why can’t we fund our economy and our budget? It makes absolutely no sense,” said Brigid King from Washington, D.C.Others are impressed by how some TSA workers have been able to carry on.”I’m a regular traveler. And, you know, it’s very unnerving to know that the airport isn’t as secure as it’s been historically. But one of the things I’ve been really impressed with is the tenacity and pride that the TSA workers that are currently coming in are taking,” Jonathan Murphy from New Hampshire said.After the Senate passed its plan on Friday morning, Sen. Maggie Hassan shared this statement:”Granite Staters count on their government to work for them and to keep them safe. The chaos at our airports is unacceptable — and so is the conduct of masked federal immigration agents, which resulted in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.”For several weeks, I’ve supported efforts to fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and other agencies at the Department of Homeland Security while Congress negotiates reforms to ICE — but President Trump refused. Thankfully, the President finally relented, and Granite Staters can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Senate passed this funding on a bipartisan basis.”There is still significant work ahead. People in New Hampshire and across the country are demanding common-sense reforms to ICE, which would bring the agency in line with standards that local law enforcement officers are proud to meet every day. All Americans must continue to press for these reforms because the safety of our communities depends on it.”
With the uncertainty of funding for Transportation Security Administration agents and the war in Iran, one New Hampshire travel agent said not many people are looking to book trips right now.
“My best advice is to prepare for a long line, and I think it’s better to be at the airport early than be there too late,” Kelly Leboeuf with Seacoast Travel Center said.
Even if the DHS shutdown ended today, more than 450 TSA agents have quit over the course of it.
According to TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, the onboarding process for new agents includes a four- to six-month training program.
The uncertainty has some travelers flying into Manchester frustrated.
“It’s absurd. Like, why? Why can’t we fund our economy and our budget? It makes absolutely no sense,” said Brigid King from Washington, D.C.
Others are impressed by how some TSA workers have been able to carry on.
“I’m a regular traveler. And, you know, it’s very unnerving to know that the airport isn’t as secure as it’s been historically. But one of the things I’ve been really impressed with is the tenacity and pride that the TSA workers that are currently coming in are taking,” Jonathan Murphy from New Hampshire said.
After the Senate passed its plan on Friday morning, Sen. Maggie Hassan shared this statement:
“Granite Staters count on their government to work for them and to keep them safe. The chaos at our airports is unacceptable — and so is the conduct of masked federal immigration agents, which resulted in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
“For several weeks, I’ve supported efforts to fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and other agencies at the Department of Homeland Security while Congress negotiates reforms to ICE — but President Trump refused. Thankfully, the President finally relented, and Granite Staters can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Senate passed this funding on a bipartisan basis.
“There is still significant work ahead. People in New Hampshire and across the country are demanding common-sense reforms to ICE, which would bring the agency in line with standards that local law enforcement officers are proud to meet every day. All Americans must continue to press for these reforms because the safety of our communities depends on it.”
