Episode 1106 • • 35:06 - 40:57
1106: Smart Wall
Government Shutdown Impact, TSA Salaries and Challenge Coins
CNN's Don Lemon discussed the financial pain of furloughed federal workers, while reports surfaced of Secret Service agents distributing challenge coins expressing frustration with the shutdown. House Resolution 705 was introduced to allow the TSA to use security fees to pay officer salaries during the lapse in appropriations. Predictions suggest the shutdown will end within a week as "smart wall" terminology offers a political compromise.