Monday, September 30, 2013

Travelers in U.S. won't see snarls from government shutdown

Tourists pause to view the Statue of Liberty from a Liberty Island ferry boat at Battery Park in New York By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air and rail travelers in the United States should not feel a big impact if Congress fails to avert a government shutdown on Tuesday, since passport inspectors, security officers and air traffic controllers will all continue to work as usual. The Department of Homeland Security said that most employees of the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection are exempt from furloughs that will be put in place if the government shuts down. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/travelers-u-wont-see-snarls-government-shutdown-204458948--business.html

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