From ABC News.

With the Spring Break travel rush underway, travelers at airports across the country are facing longer wait times at security checkpoints due to a Transportation Security Administration staffing shortage linked to the partial government shutdown.

“Today, travelers are facing TSA lines nearly 3 hours long at some major airports, causing missed flights and massive delays during peak travel,” Lauren Bis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement to ABC News.

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