Fetterman slams Democratic 'mess' as TSA workers miss paychecks during DHS shutdown

Lawmakers have remained at a standstill over funding for the Department of Homeland Security since mid-February. Fetterman said he opposes the shutdown and refuses to be part of the "mess" it's created.

He noted that he has been frequently speaking with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who say they are suffering without a paycheck. TSA staffers missed their first full paycheck earlier in March.

"They earn, average, about $50,000 a year," said Fetterman of TSA agents. "They rely on their paychecks. Now, even not being paid, they have to face those crowds."

Fetterman called for an immediate end to the shutdown, arguing that the American public is suffering.

"I just can't imagine why we want to continue these things. Just like the last shutdown, the only people that [lose] are the workers and America," he said.

He added that ICE agents working in airports should do so without masks, which some critics have opposed during immigration raids.