TSA Waiting On Congress To Pass Budget

The Transportation Security Administration says it's fixed the extremely long security lines but they could be making a comeback soon. 

At one point, travelers were waiting for hours at some of the nation's busiest airports. TSA blamed it on an increase in air travel and a shortage of security officers. The agency responded by hiring 1,300 new officers and converting another 1,800 part-time workers to full time. 

Now, TSA's chief says the agency may have to get rid of those workers if Congress can't agree on a budget by this weekend. His comments were made at a recent event in Washington D-C.

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So far, Congressional leaders have not been able to work out a budget deal for the new fiscal year which starts October 1st.