Highlights: The White House on Monday issued veto threats against two GOP-led House appropriations bills expected to come up for a vote this week as lawmakers seek to avoid a government shutdown in November.

The House bills would cut Department of Transportation funding by $7 billion compared to fiscal 2023 levels, $1.2 billion from HUD funding compared to 2023 levels, and nearly $4 billion from EPA funding compared to 2023 levels.

In both cases, the White House argued the bills put forward by Republicans in the House undercut an agreement reached by administration officials and GOP lawmakers in May on spending as part of negotiations to raise the debt limit.

  • @[email protected]
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    121 year ago

    Maybe get rid of the fake-ass TSA.

    I heard on the radio this morning that… Philadelphia’s airport, I believe, is now allowing passengers to have people wait at the gate with them again. We haven’t seen that in decades, it gives me hope the TSA will one day be a thing of the past.

    • @FruitfullyYours
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      31 year ago

      You’ve always been able to get a gate pass if you’re assisting another traveler.

        • @FruitfullyYours
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          11 year ago

          Not sure on the requirements for everyone else, but my kids often fly alone and I take them to the gate and just chill for an hour or two.