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Major U.S. airlines, including American, Delta, Southwest, and JetBlue, along with cargo giants UPS, FedEx, and Atlas Air, are urging Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security. Theyre advocating for bipartisan laws to ensure paychecks for key aviation workers like TSA screeners and air traffic controllers, despite funding fights. The letter also pushes specific measures, such as the Aviation Funding Solvency Act and Stability Act for controllers, plus the Keep America Flying Act to protect TSA staff. The shutdowns have left workers struggling to cover basics without timely pay, with TSA employees facing delayed wages for the third time in under a year. Meanwhile, spring break travel is booming, with airlines projecting one hundred seventy-one million passengers this season, and long security lines are building at more airports due to the funding standoff.

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