House Republicans and 42 Democrats joined forces Thursday to pass an amendment to the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act that would keep people convicted of sexual assault, terrorism and other violent crimes from working for the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). But 174 House Democrats - including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer - did not support the legislation.
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...House Republicans and 42 Democrats joined forces Thursday to pass an amendment to the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act that would keep people convicted of sexual assault, terrorism and other violent crimes from working for the Transportation Security Agency.
..."It's no surprise that Democrat logic in 2020 means taking marching orders from Justice Democrats to give TSA the ability to hire the Harvey Weinsteins of the world," the aide told the Free Beacon.
..."We have two options today: Adopt the Underwood amendment and keep sexual predators off of the federal payroll, or reject it and reward sexual predators with a paycheck from the taxpayer."
...It aims to put TSA employees on par with other federal government employees by offering access to collective bargaining in contract negotiations and protection of whistleblowers, The Hill noted.
...TSA workers are usually paid less than most other government employees.
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