Lawmakers Meet With TSA, Air Traffic Controllers At PDX Amid Shutdown

Air traffic controllers and TSA agents at Portland International Airport told lawmakers they're selling plasma and considering looking for work in the private sector as a result of the ongoing government shutdown.

About 60 air traffic controllers and up to 400 TSA agents at PDX have been working without pay since the government shutdown first began over two weeks ago. The shutdown occurred because of a disagreement between the president and congressional Democrats over funding for a border wall.

Oregon Democratic Reps. Kurt Schrader and Suzanne Bonamici met with employees at PDX Tuesday to hear how they're being affected by the shutdown ahead of President Donald Trump's planned primetime address on the southern border, where he made another plea for border wall funding.