Security lines persist at US airports as Congress negotiates DHS funding
by Coral Murphy Marcos from World news | The Guardian on (#74A5G)
Senate Democrats sent counteroffer Monday aimed at resolving budget standoff
Negotiations for Congress to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - which oversees airport security officers - remained ongoing as the airport in Atlanta, the world's busiest, dealt with long security lines Tuesday.
A White House official confirmed that Senate Democrats sent a counteroffer Monday aimed at resolving a budget standoff that led to a DHS shutdown into its second month. A Trump administration official confirmed to the Guardian that the offer by Democrats was under review, though Republican lawmakers were quick to dismiss the proposal.
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