{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warnock-supports-bipartisan-legislation-to-pay-air-traffic-controllers-tsa-agents-during-government-shutdown/", "Warnock Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Pay Air Traffic Controllers, TSA Agents During Government Shutdown", "2025-11-06", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "Senate", "GA", "Raphael G. Warnock", "W000790", "www.warnock.senate.gov", "warnock", "https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Senator Reverend Warnock is supporting the bipartisan Keep America Flying Act to ensure essential air traffic control, FAA, and TSA workers receive both back pay and ongoing pay during the shutdown\n\nGeorgia is home to the world\u2019s busiest airport and approximately 800 air traffic controllers and over 1,700 TSA agents who help ensure the safety of over 55 million air travelers each year\n\nWith holiday travel approaching, Senator Warnock is committed to ensuring Georgians can travel safely and federal workers get the pay they are owed\n\nSenator Warnock: \u201cGeorgia\u2019s aviation workers keep our skies safe and communities connected. With the busy holiday travel season approaching, I am committed to ensuring these workers get the pay they are owed and ensuring Georgians can travel with peace of mind\u201d\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, ahead of the holiday travel season, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) cosponsored bipartisan legislation to pay air traffic control, FAA, and TSA workers during the federal government shutdown. Senator Warnock is committed to ensuring Georgians can travel safely and federal workers get the pay they are owed.\n\n\u201cGeorgia\u2019s aviation workers keep our skies safe and communities connected. With the busy holiday travel season approaching, I am committed to ensuring these workers get the pay they are owed and ensuring Georgians can travel with peace of mind. The American people and our federal workers must not be held hostage by Washington politicians\u2019 games,\u201d said Senator Warnock.\n\nWith approximately 14,000 air traffic controllers and 61,000 Transportation Security Administration employees nationwide being forced to work without pay, the Keep America Flying Act is designed to avoid shutdown-related flight disruptions.\n\nThis bipartisan bill is supported by the National Association of Air Traffic Controllers. Senator Warnock previously broke with his own party and voted for the Shutdown Fairness Act, which would have provided funding to pay excepted federal employees and certain contractors during the current, and all future, government shutdowns. This legislation failed on the Senate floor. Senator Warnock also cosponsored the True Shutdown Fairness Act, which would provide funding to pay all federal employees during the current government shutdown.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warnock-supports-bipartisan-legislation-to-pay-air-traffic-controllers-tsa-agents-during-government-shutdown/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0816601570695639, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}