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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Long lines at airports could return as DHS warns it will run out of money to pay security staff within weeks

Long lines at airports may soon return as bosses at the Department of Homeland Security warn that they will quickly run out of funds to pay security staff.

“That money is dried up, if I continue down this path, the first week of May, because my payroll at DHS is just over $1.6 billion every two weeks,” newly instated DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox & Friends on Tuesday.

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