KVVU: Nevada lawmakers react as government shutdown continues to cause strain

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada lawmakers are chiming in on the nearly two-month-long partial government shutdown. It comes as more than 500 TSA agents have quit since the shutdown began Feb. 14, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, because they are not getting paid.

Thousands of TSA workers have also called out, the spokesperson said.

President Trump issued an order to fund paychecks for TSA workers, but the order does not cover all federal workers impacted by the shutdown.

Congresswoman Susie Lee said, “Republicans had a choice, literally the other day, to accept an agreement that the Senate had passed unanimously. All Democrats and Republicans had come together to pass a funding bill. And they chose not to do it. They chose to take the extreme route. And that’s why this government shutdown continues.”