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Theongoing government shutdownseems to be leading to some interesting music selections for travelers in New York City.
According to many Twitter users, the speakers at John F. Kennedy International Airport have been streaming explicit versions of rap songs from artists likeTravis ScottandKanye Westfor at least the past few weeks.
Eight days earlier, another tweeted, “TSA hasofficially stopped giving a f—. SICKO MODE (dirty version) is playing on the speakers at JFK lmfaooo,” referencing the Scott andDrakecollaboration.
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As thelongest shutdown in U.S. historycontinues, more agencies are feeling its impact. While airlines are privately owned and can continue to operate, an estimated 51,000 TSA agents are among the 800,000 government employees who are expected to show up to work without receiving a paycheck.
Earlier this month,CNNreported that hundreds of agents were calling in sick at airports across America in the wake of the shutdown — something theTSA initially denied.
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On Tuesday, however, the TSA saidin a statementthat they are experiencing more than double the normal number of call-outs (a national rate of 6.8 percent unscheduled absences, compared to 2.5 percent at this time last year).
However, the TSA maintains that flying is as safe as ever.
“Security standards will NOT and have NOT been compromised,” TSA’s Asst. Administrator for Public Affairs Michael Bulellowrote on TwitterFriday. “TSA has and will continue to maintain security standards at our nation’s airports.”
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The government closed on Dec. 22 in the wake of PresidentDonald Trump‘s call for funding for a proposed billion-dollar southern border wall.
By day 22, negotiations were still fruitless, making this shutdown the longest in American history, surpassing the previous record of 21 days in the ’90s, under PresidentBill Clintonand a Republican-led Congress,according to CNN.
It currently remains unclear how or when the shutdown will end.
source: people.com
