Government Shutdown Could Impact 40M Americans Travelling for Holidays [Video]

What’s New

A looming government shutdown could impact travel for millions of people throughout airports across the country during the holiday period, the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned on Thursday.

Newsweek has contacted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for comment via email outside of regular working hours.

Why It Matters

The U.S. House of Representatives voted against a government funding measure backed by President-elect Donald Trump just one day before the deadline at midnight on December 20. It means the clock is now ticking to find a bipartisan solution before “nonessential” government services are halted for an indefinite amount of time.

Among those government departments that could be impacted are the TSA and the FAA, the workers of which play vital roles in ensuring international and domestic air travel runs smoothly.