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Lauren Bis
Executive
Deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the DHS.
Notable Quotes
"Democrats are shamelessly playing politics with national security, punishing hardworking TSA workers and their families."View Story →
"Because of the Democrat shutdown, President Trump is using every tool available to help American travelers who are facing hours long lines at airports across the country."View Story →
"ICE officers are guarding entrances and exits, assisting with logistics, and doing crowd control."View Story →
"This pointless, reckless shutdown of our homeland security workforce has caused more than 450 TSA officers to quit."View Story →
"Working without pay forced more than 500 officers to leave TSA and thousands were forced to call out."View Story →
"Working without pay forced more than 500 officers to leave TSA, and thousands were forced to call out."View Story →
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