Monument’s Stewart Verdery spoke with Politico about how Democrats and White House officials are nowhere near close to a breakthrough in negotiations to end the Homeland Security shutdown, as the funding lapse is due to hit its one-month mark Saturday.
Stewart Verdery, who served as a DHS assistant secretary under former President George W. Bush, said he would be surprised if the Trump administration tried to find a way to pay TSA agents as the lapse drags on.
“TSA agents not getting paid is a very visible signal of the situation Democrats are creating,” Verdery said. “And I’m not sure why you’d want to solve it yourself.”